Complex systems theory

Complexity theory and organizations

Complexity theory and organizations, also called complexity strategy or complex adaptive organizations, is the use of the study of complexity systems in the field of strategic management and organizational studies. It draws from research in the natural sciences that examines uncertainty and non-linearity. Complexity theory emphasizes interactions and the accompanying feedback loops that constantly change systems. While it proposes that systems are unpredictable, they are also constrained by order-generating rules. Complexity theory has been used in the fields of strategic management and organizational studies. Application areas include understanding how organizations or firms adapt to their environments and how they cope with conditions of uncertainty. Organizations have complex structures in that they are dynamic networks of interactions, and their relationships are not aggregations of the individual static entities. They are adaptive; in that, the individual and collective behavior mutate and self-organize corresponding to a change-initiating micro-event or collection of events. (Wikipedia).

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Mathematical modeling of evolving systems

Discover the multidisciplinary nature of the dynamical principles at the core of complexity science. COURSE NUMBER: CAS 522 COURSE TITLE: Dynamical Systems LEVEL: Graduate SCHOOL: School of Complex Adaptive Systems INSTRUCTOR: Enrico Borriello MODE: Online SEMESTER: Fall 2021 SESSION:

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The Complexity of Distributions - Emanuele Viola

Emanuele Viola Northeastern University March 5, 2012 Complexity theory, with some notable exceptions, typically studies the complexity of computing a function h(x) of a *given* input x. We advocate the study of the complexity of generating -- or sampling -- the output distribution h(x) for

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Matrix invariants and algebraic complexity theory - Harm Derksen

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I Topic: Matrix invariants and algebraic complexity theory Speaker: Harm Derksen More videos on http://video.ias.edu

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Algorithms Explained: Computational Complexity

An overview of computational complexity including the basics of big O notation and common time complexities with examples of each. Understanding computational complexity is vital to understanding algorithms and why certain constructions or implementations are better than others. Even if y

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Humans and Our Environment – A Complex Relationship

This course is designed to highlight approaches that can help us understand the intricate relationships that form between humans and our environment. COURSE NUMBER: CAS 540 COURSE TITLE: Socio-Ecological Complex Systems LEVEL: Graduate SCHOOL: School of Complex Adaptive Systems INSTRUCT

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Results and open problems in theory of quantum complexity - Anindya De

Andris Ambainis University of Latvia; Member, School of Mathematics April 22, 2014 I will survey recent results and open problems in several areas of quantum complexity theory, with emphasis on open problems which can be phrased in terms of classical complexity theory or mathematics but ha

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Anup Rao : Communication Complexity and Information Complexity - 3

The study of efficient communication communication using tools from information theory has led to many interesting results for basic problems in the last few decades. In this mini-course, we shall learn the basic concepts of communication complexity and see some its applications to distrib

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Eugene V. Koonin - Evolution of complexity

What are the origin and routes of evolution of the enormous hierarchical complexity of life that has no precedence in inanimate matter? Arguably, this is the ultimate question of evolutionary biology if not of biology as a whole. Then, to understand the origin of life with its complexity,

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A conversation between Gregory Chaitin and Stephen Wolfram at the Wolfram Summer School 2021

Stephen Wolfram plays the role of Salonnière in this new, on-going series of intellectual explorations with special guests. Watch all of the conversations here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-conversations Follow us on our official social media channels. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wolfra

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Panel Discussion by Paulien Hogeweg

DISCUSSION MEETING : THIRSTING FOR THEORETICAL BIOLOGY (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS : Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan (UNSW & EMBL Australia), Vijaykumar Krishnamurthy (ICTS-TIFR, India) and Vidyanand Nanjundiah (Centre for Human Genetics, India) DATE : 11 January 2021 to 22 January 2021 VENUE : Online

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How we think complex cells evolved - Adam Jacobson

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-we-think-complex-cells-evolved-adam-jacobson Imagine you swallowed a small bird and suddenly gained the ability to fly … or you ate a cobra and were able to spit poisonous venom! Well, throughout the history of life (and specifically during

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Noam Chomsky on Theories of Linguistics (Part 2) | Closer To Truth Chats

Closer To Truth has just launched a new website! We can't wait for you to see what we've been working on. New seasons (including the web debut of Season 21), interviews, topic guides, curated playlists, candid conversations, book excerpts, essays, and announcements. Visit today: www.Closer

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The Physics of Morphogenesis (Part 2) by Erez Braun

Discussion Meeting Thirsting for Theoretical Biology (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS: Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan (UNSW & EMBL Australia), Vijaykumar Krishnamurthy (ICTS-TIFR, India) and Vidyanand Nanjundiah (Centre for Human Genetics, India) DATE: 11 January 2021 to 22 January 2021 VENUE: Online

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Life Begins: Crash Course Big History #4

In which Hank and John Green teach you about life on Earth. They won't be giving advice on how life should be lived, because this is a history series. Instead, they'll teach you about the earliest forms of life on Earth, and some of the ways that they developed into the types of life we kn

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Stanford Seminar - On the Origin of Experience: The Shaping of Sense and the Complex World

"On the Origin of Experience: The Shaping of Sense and the Complex World" -Steven Ericsson-Zenith Colloquium on Computer Systems Seminar Series (EE380) presents the current research in design, implementation, analysis, and use of computer systems. Topics range from integrated circuits to

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What are Scientific Breakthroughs in Biology? | Episode 2104 | Closer To Truth

What is the world fundamentally, deeply made of? What is life? We are always searching for Scientific Breakthroughs: those leaps in knowledge and jumps in understanding that change how we see the world. Now, we focus on Biology. What are Scientific Breakthroughs in Biology? Featuring inte

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Swarms, Societies, and Superorganisms

How do we decompose the drivers of success and failure in complex living groups? COURSE NUMBER: CAS 503 COURSE TITLE: Fundamentals of Complex Systems Science: Collectives LEVEL: Graduate SCHOOL: School of Complex Adaptive Systems INSTRUCTOR: Bryan Daniels MODE: Online SEMESTER: Fall 202

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