Emergence

emergence, a higher-level pattern arising out of parallel complex interactions between local agents.

INTRODUCTION Here Comes Everybody!

What features do all these systems share? In the simplest terms, they solve problems by drawing on masses of relatively stupid elements, rather than a single, intelligent “executive branch.” They are bottom-up systems, not top-down. They get their smarts from below. In a more technical language, they are complex adaptive systems that display emerge

PART ONE