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Patterns that Connect
Exploring the concept of pattern
in the face of growing complexity
Helene Finidori
ECCO/GBI Seminar – 2 December 2016
We will examine:
•  The challenges brought about by complexity and the types of responses needed in order to
address these challenges from a systemic and interconnected agency perspective.
•  The various mediating and connective functions underlying the concept of pattern and how
they could be operationalized at the service of systemic literacy and collective intelligence.
My objective
•  Gather input for my PhD on the topic
•  Orient my research in a way that can benefit the Global Brain Project
•  Establish an agenda for future collaborative work
Patterns that Connect
Exploring the Concept of Pattern in the Face of Growing Complexity
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Helene Finidori – PLoP October 2016 -
We live in an increasingly complex world…
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Detail	
  Complexity	
  is	
  growing	
  	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
	
  
Increasing	
  numbers	
  of	
  variables	
  and	
  moving	
  parts	
  of	
  different	
  kinds.	
  
In	
  any	
  given	
  domain,	
  knowledge	
  grows	
  at	
  a	
  pace	
  at	
  which	
  it	
  can’t	
  be	
  
curated,	
  	
  integrated	
  	
  fast	
  enough	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Dynamic	
  Complexity	
  is	
  growing	
  and	
  accelera5ng	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
	
  
Increasing	
  numbers	
  of	
  	
  interac=ons	
  among	
  greater	
  varie=es	
  of	
  systemic	
  processes	
  and	
  
dynamics	
  aggrega=ng	
  at	
  various	
  levels	
  and	
  scales	
  that	
  can’t	
  be	
  fully	
  grasped.	
  
Where	
  are	
  the	
  leverage	
  points?	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Different	
  types	
  of	
  systems	
  in	
  interac5on	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
Yaneer	
  Bar-­‐Yam	
  (1997)	
  hHp://www.necsi.edu/projects/yaneer/EOLSSComplexityRising.pdf	
  
Simple or complex?
	
  Different types of systems with different types of individual and collective behaviors interact
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Determinis5c	
  System	
  (mindless)	
  
No-­‐choice	
  of	
  parts/	
  no-­‐choice	
  of	
  the	
  whole	
  
Ecological	
  System	
  (hybrid)	
  	
  
Choice	
  of	
  parts	
  /	
  no	
  choice	
  of	
  the	
  whole	
  
Social	
  System	
  (mul5-­‐minded)	
  	
  
Choice	
  of	
  the	
  part	
  /	
  choice	
  of	
  the	
  whole	
  
Animate	
  System	
  (uni-­‐minded)	
  	
  
No-­‐choice	
  of	
  parts	
  /	
  choice	
  of	
  the	
  whole	
  
How	
  agency	
  comes	
  in	
  the	
  picture	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
Ackoff	
  &	
  Gharajedaghi	
  (1966/2003)	
  hHp://www.acasa.upenn.edu/System_MismatchesA.pdf	
  
	
  
There	
  is	
  a	
  problem	
  when	
  a	
  system	
  of	
  a	
  certain	
  
type	
  is	
  managed	
  with	
  a	
  model	
  of	
  another	
  type	
  
Systems interact with different degrees of agency of their parts or as a whole
	
  
How	
  do	
  code	
  and	
  AI	
  enter	
  the	
  picture?	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Construc5on:	
  components	
  are	
  the	
  result	
  of	
  applied	
  
work	
  aimed	
  at	
  producing	
  a	
  given	
  direct	
  effect	
  
(determinis=c,	
  mechanical	
  system)	
  
A	
  variety	
  of	
  genera5ve	
  processes	
  combined	
  
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
source: Bonnitta Roy
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Development:	
  the	
  system	
  is	
  transformed	
  through	
  
the	
  realiza=on	
  of	
  its	
  poten=als.	
  Work	
  is	
  applied	
  
towards	
  genera=ng	
  capacity	
  /	
  capability.	
  	
  
Autopoiésis:	
  the	
  system	
  (re)generates	
  itself	
  in	
  
interac=on	
  with	
  its	
  environment,	
  maintaining	
  its	
  
proper=es	
  and	
  con=nuously	
  regenera=ng	
  its	
  own	
  
organiza=on	
  (ecological,	
  living	
  system).	
  
Emergence:	
  (unexpected)	
  proper=es	
  (synergies)	
  
result	
  from	
  the	
  interac=on	
  between	
  parts	
  which	
  do	
  
not	
  prefigure	
  these	
  proper=es	
  when	
  	
  taken	
  
individually	
  -­‐	
  ex:	
  the	
  wetness	
  of	
  H2O	
  that	
  can	
  be	
  
prefigured	
  neither	
  in	
  H	
  nor	
  in	
  O…	
  	
  
Evolu5on:	
  the	
  system	
  transforms	
  itself	
  through	
  
adapta=ons	
  and	
  evolu=ons	
  at	
  different	
  levels	
  and	
  
scales	
  of	
  diversified	
  processes	
  which	
  interact	
  with	
  
one	
  another	
  (complex	
  adap=ve	
  systems,	
  social	
  
systems)	
  
The	
  “system”	
  or	
  the	
  medium	
  take	
  control,	
  influence	
  et	
  even	
  drives	
  the	
  actors...	
  	
  
Diversity	
  and	
  choice,	
  and	
  therefore	
  the	
  capacity	
  to	
  act	
  are	
  reduced	
  or	
  biased.	
  	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
or	
  
or	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Different	
  types	
  of	
  aggregated	
  effects	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
When	
  visible	
  >	
  AHrac=on	
  (pull),	
  accelerated/amplified	
  by	
  the	
  instant	
  diffusion	
  
–and	
  manipula=on	
  (push)?-­‐	
  of	
  informa=on	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Invisible	
  to	
  start	
  with,	
  reveal	
  themselves	
  with	
  =me	
  >	
  Tipping	
  points	
  
	
  
	
  
PaHerns	
  of	
  behavior	
  >	
  Informa=on	
  in	
  the	
  environment	
  /	
  Tracks	
  in	
  the	
  “medium”	
  	
  
	
  
 
▪  Non-­‐linear,	
  mul=ple	
  intricate	
  factors	
  /	
  causes	
  of	
  different	
  nature:	
  physical,	
  
biological,	
  psycho-­‐cogni=ve	
  (individual	
  level)	
  	
  and	
  cultural-­‐cogni=ve	
  (social	
  
system	
  level) 	
  	
  
▪  Effects	
  manifest	
  at	
  different	
  levels	
  and	
  scales	
   	
  	
  
▪  At	
  mul=ple	
  rhythms	
  /	
  paces, 	
  	
  
▪  Structures	
  and	
  behaviors	
  evolve	
  over	
  =me,	
  there	
  is	
  no	
  stable	
  state	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
“Wicked problems” emerge within complex systems
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
Consequences for problem solving
→  Information, the signals to act upon, are scattered and evolve over time
→  No ‘higher order’ from which to look, integrate and plan coherent responses
→  No history or best practice to rely upon, to project for higher orders of emergence
→  Language and perspectives differ: no shared articulations, priorities or pathways
→  No right or wrong: tradeoffs may be involved
Complexity	
  
high	
  interdependence	
  of	
  
mul5dimensional	
  factors	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Responses
	
  
→  Social systems form around social objects (scientific, political, economic, spiritual etc…).
→  As they seek efficiency in resource allocation, their foci of action tend to narrow and domains of
specialty tend to increase in number, competing for resources.
→  At the same time, knowledge, language and culture become increasingly specialized and
differentiated. Agency is distributed and covers an increasingly wide range of variety.
→  As a result there is as a whole an increasing number of logics of action and signals of different types
to perceive, make sense of and integrate: more objects of focus, more contexts, more content, more
knowledge representations, more interpretations
→  This competition and differentiation is an impediment to collaboration and trans-disciplinary
approach to agency despite increasing efforts to federate diversity and complementarity.
Responses	
  
of	
  mul5ple	
  nature	
  -­‐	
  
Agency	
  distributed	
  
highly	
  fragmented	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
: local efficiency without global coherence
	
  
Object	
  	
  
of	
  Focus	
  	
  
&	
  Ac5on	
  
(What)	
  
Internal	
  
Drivers	
  &	
  
Reflec5vity	
  
(Why)	
  
External	
  
Rela5ons	
  &	
  
Expressions	
  
(How)	
  
Agency	
  
Meaning	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  -­‐	
  September	
  2015	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Agency:	
  the	
  capacity	
  to	
  ‘effect’	
  
Its	
  form:	
  the	
  result	
  of	
  (co)individua=on	
  processes	
  
Differences	
  in	
  priori=za=on:	
  	
  
epistemological	
  rather	
  than	
  ontological	
  
	
  
	
  
The triadic form of agency
Object
directed
Socially
directed
Development
directed
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Helene	
  Finidori	
  -­‐	
  September	
  2015	
  -­‐	
  	
  
The	
  Fable	
  of	
  the	
  Elephant	
  	
   Cartoon	
  by	
  Leunig	
  
(Co)individua=on	
  processes	
  shape	
  representa=on/expression	
  and	
  interpreta=on.	
  	
  
	
  
	
  	
  	
  To	
  cut	
  through,	
  ‘objec5ve	
  truth’ & ‘translation’ are not enough
Not	
  ‘just’	
  a	
  ques=on	
  of	
  language,	
  and	
  finding	
  the	
  ‘beHer	
  truth’	
  or	
  vantage	
  point.	
  
	
  
A	
  desire	
  to	
  collaborate	
  across	
  disciplines	
  does	
  not	
  imply	
  a	
  desire	
  to	
  unify	
  these	
  and	
  align	
  
visions,	
  pathways	
  and	
  priori=es.	
  Forms	
  of	
  agency	
  /	
  ac=on	
  logics	
  are	
  not	
  interchangeable.	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Different	
  ‘objec=ve	
  truths’	
  >	
  challenge	
  for	
  mutual	
  understanding	
  and	
  alignment	
  around	
  shared	
  
visions	
  and	
  pathways.	
  	
  
	
  
Simple	
  local	
  rules,	
  emergence	
  of	
  complex	
  adap5ve	
  behavior	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
Coherence	
  and	
  convergence:	
  The	
  analogy	
  of	
  the	
  swarm	
  
Separa5on:	
  steer	
  to	
  avoid	
  crowding	
  
local	
  flockmates	
  
Alignment:	
  steer	
  towards	
  the	
  average	
  
heading	
  of	
  local	
  flockmates	
  
Cohesion:	
  steer	
  to	
  move	
  toward	
  the	
  
average	
  posi=on	
  of	
  local	
  flockmates	
  	
  
hHp://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/	
  
This may apply within social systems where internal drivers may align, and external
expressions are cohesive by ‘construction’ (because built around a shared social object)
Achieving alignment and cohesion across boundaries requires whole sets of new organs to
look into other objects, understand and mediate other drivers and expressions, understand
how the three components of agency work together.
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Clusters	
  of	
  ac=on	
  cooperate	
  or	
  compete	
  in	
  the	
  ac=on	
  space	
  with	
  variable	
  
degrees	
  of	
  cohesiveness	
  and	
  overlap	
  on	
  one	
  or	
  several	
  of	
  their	
  triadic	
  agency	
  
components.	
  There	
  may	
  be	
  some	
  convergent	
  or	
  coherent	
  evolu=onary	
  
trajectories	
  as	
  a	
  result.	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
Agency	
  and	
  connec5vity	
  
Overlaps,	
  convergences	
  and	
  
divergences	
  	
  are	
  more	
  or	
  less	
  
implicit,	
  or	
  are	
  dealt	
  with	
  as	
  dis=nct	
  
domains	
  horizontally	
  or	
  ver=cally.	
  
As	
  a	
  whole,	
  the	
  networks	
  of	
  
phenomena	
  and	
  outcomes	
  that	
  
cons=tute	
  dynamic	
  complexity	
  are	
  
not	
  matched	
  by	
  an	
  equivalent	
  
degree	
  of	
  networked	
  agency	
  which	
  
would	
  enable	
  us	
  to	
  tap	
  in	
  the	
  
diversity	
  and	
  realize	
  the	
  poten=al	
  it	
  
offers.	
  	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
Agency	
  and	
  connec5vity	
  
Expressions: Social
sciences, anthropology;
practical knowledge;
formal causes; systems
of communication
At best connectivity exists within domains of science, and between them ‘as a whole’:
Objects: Hard natural
sciences; working
knowledge; efficient
causes; systems of
causality
Drivers: Cognitive sciences,
behavioral sciences,
developmental psychology;
emancipatory knowledge,
final causes; systems of
inferences
The main question is: How can different embodiments of agency be interconnected at
various levels of granularity on all their dimensions to produce more coherence and
convergence of resources (material, cognitive, relational)? How can we humans make
better sense of the world around us, convergences and divergences and potentials for
coherence towards sustainable trajectories.
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
 
▪  perceive	
  and	
  interpret	
  weak	
  signals,	
  tracks	
  
within	
  the	
  systems/domains	
  we	
  directly	
  
influence	
  or	
  control,	
  and	
  steer	
  their	
  trajectories	
  
through	
  complex	
  adap=ve	
  modeling	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
New	
  organs	
  for	
  systemic	
  literacy	
  and	
  connec5vity	
  
Making	
  sense	
  of	
  systems	
  and	
  their	
  evolu5on	
  individual	
  and	
  collec5ve,	
  in	
  space	
  
and	
  5me.	
  	
  
?
?
?
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
	
  
▪  perceive	
  and	
  interpret	
  weak	
  signals,	
  tracks	
  and	
  
trajectories	
  beyond	
  our	
  own,	
  explore	
  overlaps	
  
and	
  gaps	
  at	
  boundaries,	
  to	
  collaborate,	
  
compete,	
  or	
  merely	
  ‘posi=on’	
  oneself	
  in	
  the	
  
bigger	
  picture.	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
▪  mediate	
  percep=ons	
  and	
  interpreta=ons,	
  and	
  
interconnect	
  knowledge	
  representa=ons	
  across	
  
boundaries	
  to	
  collec=vely	
  model	
  or	
  design	
  goal	
  
seeking	
  trajectories,	
  and	
  navigate	
  a	
  broader	
  
picture	
  of	
  reality.	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
PaHerns	
  are	
  everywhere,	
  but	
  not	
  explicitely	
  acknowledged	
  as	
  such.	
  
Making	
  the	
  func=on	
  of	
  paHern	
  explicit	
  can	
  help	
  see	
  its	
  poten=al	
  as	
  cue,	
  
concept	
  and	
  ar=fact	
  to	
  develop	
  new	
  sensory	
  skills	
  for	
  understanding,	
  
crea=vity	
  and	
  adapta=on	
  .	
  
	
  
Let’s	
  examine	
  the	
  various	
  func=ons	
  /	
  proper=es	
  of	
  the	
  concept	
  of	
  paHern	
  
as	
  unit	
  for	
  inference	
  processing,	
  media=on	
  and	
  connec=vity,	
  in	
  the	
  areas	
  
of:	
  
	
  
•  Semio=cs	
  
•  Cyberne=cs	
  
•  Cogni=on	
  
•  Formaliza=on	
  
•  Modeling	
  	
  
•  Design	
  
•  Ac=on	
  research	
  
	
  
Seen	
  from	
  the	
  perspec=ve	
  of	
  the	
  lifecycle	
  of	
  ac=on	
  and	
  the	
  triadic	
  form	
  of	
  
agency	
  
	
   Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
The	
  unfulfilled	
  poten5al	
  of	
  the	
  paVern	
  as	
  concept	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
The	
  Piercean	
  triadic	
  semio=c	
  sign	
  is	
  at	
  the	
  same	
  =me:	
  
	
  
▪  an	
  object	
  or	
  elementary	
  system	
  under	
  focus	
  (a	
  phenomenological	
  
ontological	
  ‘form’,	
  sta=c	
  or	
  dynamic,	
  in	
  its	
  abstractness)	
  
	
  
▪  the	
  sign-­‐vehicle	
  that	
  represents,	
  signifies	
  or	
  ‘encodes’	
  this	
  object	
  
in	
  rela=on	
  to	
  its	
  context	
  (a	
  physical	
  or	
  explicit	
  formal	
  
representa=on	
  such	
  as	
  a	
  symbol	
  or	
  ar=fact,	
  a	
  design),	
  	
  
	
  
▪  the	
  interpretant	
  or	
  understanding,	
  inference	
  and	
  interpreta=on	
  of	
  
form,	
  or	
  ‘decoding’	
  of	
  the	
  connec=on	
  between	
  the	
  object	
  and	
  its	
  
representa=on	
  (the	
  form	
  it	
  takes	
  in	
  the	
  mind).	
  	
  
	
  
Semio5c	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  semio5c	
  sign	
  	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Source: Charles Pierce
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Semio5c	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  semio5c	
  sign	
  	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Object	
  
Phenomenological	
  
Ontological	
  
Form	
  
Interpretant	
  
Inference,	
  
Interpreta=on	
  
Understanding	
  
	
  
Sign-­‐Vehicle	
  
Expression,	
  
Representa=on,	
  
Track	
  
	
  
PaVern	
  
Meaning	
  
This	
  maps	
  the	
  triadic	
  form	
  of	
  agency.	
  
PaHerns	
  can	
  be	
  found	
  in	
  each	
  of	
  the	
  sign	
  ‘categories’.	
  	
  
The	
  concept	
  of	
  paHern	
  does	
  not	
  currently	
  encompass	
  all	
  of	
  them	
  	
  	
  
Object	
  	
  
of	
  Focus	
  	
  
&	
  Ac5on	
  
(What)	
  
Internal	
  
Drivers	
  &	
  
Reflec5vity	
  
(Why)	
  
External	
  
Rela5ons	
  &	
  
Expressions	
  
(How)	
  
Agency	
  
Meaning	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
The	
  same	
  phenomenological	
  object	
  can	
  
have	
  mul=ple	
  inferences	
  /	
  mental	
  
models.	
  
	
  
Similar	
  mental	
  models	
  of	
  an	
  object	
  can	
  
have	
  mul=ple	
  representa=ons	
  
	
  
The	
  same	
  representa=on	
  can	
  have	
  
mul=ple	
  interpreta=ons.	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
These	
  could	
  be	
  connected	
  in	
  mul=ple	
  
ways,	
  forming	
  networks	
  of	
  meaning,	
  
and	
  media=ng	
  the	
  different	
  forms	
  of	
  
agency.	
  
	
  	
  Enabling	
  networks	
  of	
  meaning	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Source Soren Brier
Semio5c	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  semio5c	
  sign	
  	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
[First	
  Order]	
  
The	
  phenomenological	
  object	
  –	
  seen	
  from	
  specific	
  frames	
  of	
  reference	
  
and	
  study	
  
➔	
  Pa4erns	
  can	
  help	
  make	
  domain	
  related	
  knowledge	
  explicit	
  
	
  
Cyberne5c	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Cyberne5c	
  Cue	
  	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Unpacking	
  Complexity	
  through	
  Cyberne5c	
  orders	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
	
  
[Second	
  Order]	
  
The	
  lenses	
  of	
  observa=on,	
  different	
  ways	
  to	
  interpret	
  and	
  represent	
  
➔	
  Pa4erns	
  can	
  help	
  mediate	
  and	
  navigate	
  meaning	
  among	
  	
  
frames/domains	
  
	
  
[Third	
  Order]	
  
The	
  dynamics	
  and	
  transforma=ons	
  resul=ng	
  from	
  observa=on	
  and	
  ac=on	
  
over	
  =me,	
  power	
  rela=ons:	
  the	
  medium	
  taking	
  a	
  life	
  of	
  its	
  own	
  	
  
➔	
  Pa4erns	
  can	
  help	
  iden<fy	
  traces	
  and	
  change	
  in	
  structure	
  and	
  behavior	
  
	
  
[Fourth	
  Order]	
  
The	
  emergent	
  outcomes	
  of	
  the	
  previous	
  orders	
  in	
  interac=on,	
  and	
  the	
  
changes	
  in	
  the	
  context	
  
➔	
  Pa4erns	
  can	
  help	
  reveal	
  the	
  mul<ple	
  processes	
  of	
  systems	
  evolu<on	
  
	
  
Yolles	
  &	
  Fink’s	
  Cyberne5c	
  Agency	
  Model	
  
From:	
  Yolles,	
  M.	
  &	
  Fink,	
  G.	
  (2014).	
  	
  Generic	
  agency	
  model,	
  cyberne=c	
  orders	
  and	
  new	
  paradigms.	
  
Working	
  Paper	
  of	
  the	
  Organisa<onal	
  Coherence	
  and	
  Trajectory	
  (OCT)	
  Project.	
  July	
  2014	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Cyberne5c	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Cyberne5c	
  Cue	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
 
Hofstadter	
  &	
  Sanders	
  	
  
▪  Human	
  ability	
  to	
  make	
  analogies	
  lies	
  at	
  the	
  root	
  of	
  all	
  
conceptualiza=on	
  and	
  capacity	
  to	
  selec=vely	
  evoke	
  concepts,	
  from	
  
the	
  most	
  basic	
  in	
  childhood	
  language	
  development	
  to	
  the	
  most	
  
abstract	
  leading	
  to	
  scien=fic	
  discoveries	
  
	
  
Dyson	
  
▪  Brain	
  uses	
  maps	
  to	
  process	
  informa=on	
  and	
  navigates	
  from	
  one	
  map	
  
to	
  the	
  other	
  	
  
	
  
Poincaré	
  
▪  Analogical	
  reasoning:	
  finding	
  hidden	
  similari=es	
  and	
  revealing	
  deep	
  
iden=ty	
  of	
  structure	
  among	
  what	
  appears	
  divergent	
  in	
  associa=ons	
  
between	
  seemingly	
  disparate	
  concepts	
  or	
  ideas	
  brought	
  about	
  by	
  
intui=on	
  (Paty,	
  1994)	
  	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Analogical	
  func5oning	
  of	
  the	
  brain	
  
Cogni5ve	
  Func5on/	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Unit	
  of	
  recogni5on	
  of	
  form	
  &	
  inference	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Helene	
  Finidori	
  -­‐	
  September	
  2015	
  -­‐	
  	
  
	
  	
  Margolis’	
  P-­‐Cogni5on	
  cycles	
  
P -cognitive spirals: ‘Each spiral represents a cognitive cycle where a pattern prompted by cues in a
context, becomes itself part of the context, and cues another pattern. Conscious or not, this cycle is
essentially a-logical and can happen in multiple cognitive dimensions at once, such as playing the
piano while having a conversation. Only a small fraction of these prompted patterns could be expected
to come to conscious attention.’
Source: (Margolis 1987: 2)
Cogni5ve	
  Func5on/	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Unit	
  of	
  recogni5on	
  of	
  form	
  &	
  inference	
  
Pattern
as cue
Pattern
as cue
Pattern
as cue
Pattern
in Mind
Pattern
in Mind
Pattern
in Mind
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
The	
  Pragma5c	
  Cycle	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  -­‐	
  September	
  2015	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Making	
  inferences	
  &	
  Connec5ng	
  ‘moments’	
  of	
  inference:	
  	
  
Image: Sowa
Cogni5ve	
  Func5on/	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Unit	
  of	
  recogni5on	
  of	
  form	
  &	
  inference	
  
Pierce’s	
  Pragma5c	
  Cycle	
  
Different types of
patterns are involved at
each ‘moment’ of the
perception to action
cycle, connected
through different types
of cognitive
metaprocesses
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Note how orientation shapes observation, shapes decision, shapes action, and in turn is shaped by the feedback
and other phenomena coming into our sensing or observing window.
Also note how the entire “loop” (not just orientation) is an ongoing many-sided implicit cross-referencing process of
projection, empathy, correlation, and rejection.
From “The Essence of Winning and Losing,” John R. Boyd, January 1996.
Ini=ally	
  meant	
  to	
  act	
  and	
  change	
  direc=on	
  faster	
  than	
  the	
  enemy	
  in	
  fighter	
  jet	
  situa=ons,	
  is	
  now	
  used	
  at	
  different	
  paces	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
The	
  promp5ng	
  of	
  paVerns:	
  Boyd’s	
  OODA	
  Loop	
  
Cogni5ve	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Mental	
  filter	
  &	
  interpreta5on	
  framework	
  Cogni5ve	
  Func5on/	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Unit	
  of	
  recogni5on	
  of	
  form	
  &	
  inference	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
The	
  Ladder	
  of	
  Inference	
  -­‐	
  Argyris,	
  Senge	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Cogni5ve	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Mental	
  filter	
  &	
  inference	
  framework	
  
Interpreta=on	
  is	
  inference	
  from	
  a	
  point	
  of	
  view	
  
The formation of the self sealing logic
It’s not only about values, beliefs, meaning,
assumptions…
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Cogni5ve	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Mental	
  filter	
  &	
  inference	
  framework	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Informa5on	
  processing	
  and	
  mental	
  func5ons	
  -­‐	
  Jung	
  
(i) INTROVERSION
Focus on the inner world of our
thoughts, feelings and reflections
EXTRAVERSION (e)
Focus on the outer world of
things, people and events
(N) INTUITION
Bigger picture approach,
hunches, visionary ability	
  	
  
SENSING (S)
Step by step detailed
approach, concrete data
(T) THINKING
Stepping back from situation,
judging on facts	
  	
  
(P) PERCEIVING
Seeking experience,
preference for exploration	
  	
  
FEELING (F)
Immersion in situation
empathetic view
JUDGING (J)
Seeking order, preference
for organization & decision
Orientation of
energy & attention
Perceiving
Functions
Judging/Decision
Functions
Attitude to the
external world
Preferences of how inferences are made and processed
… It’s also about how we infer and process data / patterns
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
The	
  cogni=ve	
  process	
  through	
  which	
  paHerns	
  change	
  their	
  form:	
  
	
  
Cogni5ve	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Mental	
  filter	
  &	
  inference	
  framework	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Three	
  types	
  of	
  reten5ons	
  -­‐	
  S5egler	
  a_er	
  Husserl	
  
Individua=on	
  and	
  co-­‐individua=on	
  processes	
  shape	
  the	
  3	
  facets	
  of	
  the	
  paHern	
  
as	
  semio=c	
  sign.	
  From	
  inferred	
  cue	
  in	
  the	
  environment,	
  to	
  configura=on	
  of	
  
form	
  in	
  the	
  mind,	
  to	
  individual	
  and	
  shared	
  representa=ons.	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
	
  
▪  Primary	
  reten5ons:	
  the	
  salient	
  cues	
  in	
  the	
  environment	
  that	
  
are	
  perceived	
  by	
  the	
  mind,	
  consciously	
  or	
  not	
  	
  	
  	
  
	
  
	
  
▪  Secondary	
  reten5ons:	
  	
  the	
  filters	
  /	
  funnel	
  through	
  which	
  
primary	
  reten=ons	
  are	
  selected,	
  made	
  of	
  the	
  aggregate	
  of	
  past	
  
primary	
  reten=ons	
  (memory,	
  habits	
  of	
  mind)	
  
	
  	
  
	
  
▪  Ter5ary	
  reten5ons:	
  the	
  tracks	
  we	
  leave	
  in	
  the	
  environment	
  for	
  
others	
  to	
  process	
  (cultural	
  ar=facts).	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  -­‐	
  September	
  2015	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Human	
  thought	
  as	
  model	
  building	
  ac5vity	
  	
  
(Lake	
  &	
  al	
  -­‐	
  https://arxiv.org/pdf/1604.00289v3.pdf)
	
  
The	
  human	
  mind	
  can	
  :	
  
	
  
■  Recognize,	
  decompose	
  and	
  recompose	
  concepts	
  
■  Make	
  inferences	
  using	
  intui=ve	
  physics	
  and	
  intui=ve	
  psychology	
  
■  Construct	
  causal	
  models	
  of	
  the	
  world	
  	
  
■  Learn	
  in	
  the	
  process	
  
PaHerns	
  learnt	
  through	
  experience	
  are	
  the	
  basis	
  of	
  understanding	
  and	
  learning	
  
which	
  supports	
  model	
  building.	
  
§  Experience	
  is	
  gathered	
  in	
  the	
  form	
  of	
  previously	
  encountered	
  paHerns,	
  used	
  to	
  
match	
  sensory	
  input	
  from	
  a	
  context,	
  at	
  various	
  levels.	
  
§  The	
  self-­‐organiza=on	
  of	
  matching	
  paHerns	
  is	
  the	
  understanding	
  of	
  a	
  situa=on	
  
(situa=on	
  seman=cs	
  Monica	
  Anderson)	
  
§  Context	
  determines	
  what	
  paHerns	
  are	
  to	
  be	
  used,	
  different	
  from	
  reduc=onism.	
  	
  
§  Learning	
  is	
  crea=ng	
  more	
  paHerns	
  to	
  match	
  new	
  previously	
  unseen	
  sensory	
  
input,	
  or	
  make	
  sense	
  of	
  higher	
  order	
  complexity.	
  
PaHern	
  recogni=on	
  capability	
  is	
  an	
  evolu=onary	
  driving	
  force	
  that	
  helps	
  survival	
  
(Monica	
  Andersen	
  -­‐	
  hHp://videos.syn=ence.com/ai-­‐meetups/modelsvspaHerns.html)	
  
Cogni5ve	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Mental	
  filter	
  &	
  inference	
  framework	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
▪  Building	
  configura=ons	
  that	
  bring	
  
harmony	
  between	
  two	
  intangibles:	
  forms	
  
not	
  yet	
  conceived	
  and	
  contexts	
  that	
  
cannot	
  be	
  fully	
  described	
  	
  (Alexander).	
  	
  
	
  
▪  Near	
  decomposability	
  of	
  complex	
  
systems	
  –	
  graspable	
  by	
  the	
  mind-­‐	
  &	
  
gramma=za=on	
  enabling	
  to	
  segment	
  into	
  
smaller	
  paHerns	
  and	
  probe	
  each	
  
associa=on	
  (Simon,	
  Quillien,	
  Jacobs)	
  
	
  
▪  Purpose-­‐seeking:	
  constantly	
  adap=ng	
  
intermediary	
  goals	
  to	
  an	
  ideal	
  outcome	
  
(Jones).	
  Agile	
  technology	
  (Cunningham	
  &	
  
Mehaffy)	
  	
  
	
  
▪  Enabling	
  context	
  adap=ve	
  modeling,	
  and	
  
networks	
  of	
  adap=ve	
  solu=ons.	
  	
  
	
  
Modeling	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Unit	
  of	
  systemic	
  Fitness	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Modeling the complexity of the world similarly as human thought processes?
▪  PaHern	
  Language	
  inspired	
  by	
  the	
  
process	
  of	
  design	
  of	
  vernacular	
  
cultures	
  -­‐their	
  ‘=meless	
  way	
  of	
  
building’,	
  grounded	
  in	
  tacit/implicit	
  
knowledge	
  (Alexander).	
  	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
•  A	
  hacker	
  approach	
  to	
  render	
  configura=ons,	
  processes,	
  flows	
  –	
  sensory	
  as	
  
well	
  as	
  cogni=ve	
  approach	
  
	
  
▪  Connect	
  through	
  systemic	
  isomorphies	
  (Bertalanffy)	
  and	
  iden=ty	
  of	
  
structure	
  /	
  analogical	
  reasoning	
  (Poincaré)	
  
	
  
▪  Enable	
  experimental	
  design	
  and	
  post-­‐hoc	
  data	
  analysis	
  for	
  the	
  
reconstruc=on	
  of	
  phenomena	
  and	
  mul=dimensional	
  dynamics	
  –	
  reverse	
  
engineering.	
  Including	
  of	
  algorithms.	
  
▪  Enable	
  intent	
  cas=ng,	
  and	
  a	
  pharmacological	
  approach	
  
	
  	
  
▪  Providing	
  prac=cal	
  tools	
  for	
  cri=cal/apprecia=ve	
  hermeneu=cal	
  approach/
probing	
  quality,	
  systemic	
  trajectories	
  and	
  sustainability	
  (pharmacological	
  
approach).	
  
▪  Connect	
  via	
  the	
  modeling	
  rela=on	
  (Rosen)	
  –	
  encoding	
  /	
  decoding	
  the	
  
rela=ons	
  among	
  the	
  three	
  facets	
  of	
  the	
  semio=c	
  triad.	
  
	
  
Modeling	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Connec5ve	
  Building	
  Block	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Helene	
  Finidori	
  -­‐	
  September	
  2015	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Rosen’s	
  Modeling	
  Rela5on	
  
A natural system N is modeled by a
formal system F. Each system has its
own internal entailment structures
(arrows 1 and 3), and the two
systems are connected by the
encoding and decoding processes
(arrows 2 and 4).
« The encoding and decoding mappings are independent of the formal and natural systems,
respectively. In other words, there is no way to arrive at them from within the formal system or natural
system.»
Andreas Schierwagen. 2011. Reverse Engineering for Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures: A Critical Analysis
Cogni5ve	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Mental	
  filter	
  &	
  inference	
  framework	
  
« The act of modeling is really the act of relating two systems in a subjective way. An ‘art’ says Rosen. »
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
 
▪  Visual,	
  sound,	
  ar=fact	
  
	
  
▪  Designs:	
  carvings	
  –	
  =les	
  –	
  carpets	
  
	
  
▪  Religious	
  shamanic	
  symbols	
  and	
  rituals	
  
	
  
▪  Templates	
  or	
  blueprints:	
  clothes,	
  machinery	
  
	
  
▪  Repeatable	
  processes:	
  recipe,	
  produc=on	
  process	
  
	
  
▪  Recurrent	
  configura=ons:	
  maths,	
  physics,	
  biology	
  –	
  DNA	
  
	
  
▪  Archetypes	
  (Jung),	
  Systems	
  Archetypes	
  
	
  
	
  
Formal	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Unit	
  of	
  representa5on	
  of	
  form	
  	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
A	
  “Standard”,	
  recognizable,	
  reproducible,	
  shareable	
  	
  
>	
  Cues,	
  captured	
  becoming	
  models?	
  Units	
  of	
  exchange?	
  Memes?	
  	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
 
“Each	
  pa4ern	
  describes	
  a	
  problem	
  which	
  occurs	
  over	
  and	
  over	
  again	
  in	
  our	
  
environment,	
  and	
  then	
  describes	
  the	
  core	
  of	
  the	
  solu<on	
  to	
  that	
  problem,	
  in	
  
such	
  a	
  way	
  that	
  you	
  can	
  use	
  this	
  solu<on	
  a	
  million	
  <mes	
  over,	
  without	
  ever	
  
doing	
  it	
  the	
  same	
  way	
  twice.”	
  A Pattern Language, Alexander (1977, p X) 	
  	
  
	
  
Distributed	
  nature	
  of	
  the	
  paVern	
  as	
  rich	
  versa5le	
  knowledge	
  objects.	
  
Structured	
  objects,	
  connectable	
  into	
  PaVern	
  Languages…	
  
	
  
▪  Has	
  an	
  internal	
  reproducible	
  structure	
  (Alexander)	
  
	
  
▪  Could	
  become	
  a	
  standard,	
  with	
  interoperable	
  features	
  (wiki)	
  
	
  
▪  Connectable	
  via	
  hyperlink	
  or	
  other	
  ‘seman=c	
  web’	
  technologies	
  
to	
  cross	
  over	
  different	
  dimensions	
  of	
  complexity	
  
à	
  What	
  forms	
  of	
  standard interoperable vehicles and what protocols to
connect them? To embedded the pattern in all its facets into other
digital or non digital tools?	
  
	
  
	
  
Formal	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  connectable	
  Unit	
  of	
  knowledge	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Formal	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  connectable	
  Unit	
  of	
  knowledge	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
The Alexandrian Pattern structure
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
 
In	
  par5cipatory	
  ac5on	
  research	
  and	
  hermeneu5cal	
  inquiry	
  
	
  
▪  Using	
  a	
  shared	
  representa=on	
  format	
  to	
  explore,	
  compare	
  and	
  
confront	
  percep=ons,	
  representa=ons	
  and	
  interpreta=ons	
  
around	
  shared	
  objects	
  of	
  study.	
  Using	
  simple	
  ar=facts	
  to	
  
‘construct’	
  together.	
  
	
  
▪  Keep	
  track	
  of	
  controversies	
  and	
  their	
  evolu=ons	
  (wikipedia)	
  
	
  
▪  Explore	
  boundaries,	
  differences,	
  similari=es,	
  what	
  lies	
  in	
  between	
  
à	
  Learning	
  paHern	
  thinking	
  and	
  to	
  ‘speak	
  the	
  language	
  of	
  paHerns’	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Methodological	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Boundary	
  object	
  	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
The	
  Johari	
  Window	
  
Joint	
  discovery	
  of	
  blind	
  spots	
  and	
  the	
  unknown	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Methodological	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Boundary	
  object	
  	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
 
	
  
▪  Learning	
  to	
  find	
  ‘paHerns	
  that	
  connect’	
  across	
  dimensions	
  and	
  
boundaries	
  
	
  
▪  To	
  connect	
  and	
  navigate	
  the	
  spa=al	
  and	
  temporal	
  dimensions	
  of	
  
complexity	
  and	
  change	
  
	
  
▪  To	
  navigate	
  the	
  ‘adjacent	
  possible’	
  for	
  joint	
  discovery	
  and	
  co-­‐
evolu=on	
  
	
  
Methodological	
  Func5on	
  /	
  PaVern	
  as	
  Media5ng	
  &	
  connec5ve	
  object	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
At the end of the day, it is about…
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
How	
  to	
  expand	
  and	
  opera=onalize	
  the	
  concept	
  of	
  paHern	
  
that	
  connect	
  to	
  encompass	
  the	
  whole	
  percep=on-­‐to-­‐ac=on	
  
cycle	
  and	
  unpack	
  the	
  different	
  dimensions	
  of	
  complexity?	
  	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
The	
  broader	
  research	
  ques5on	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Helene Finidori - September 2015 -
Opera5onalizing	
  PaVerns	
  that	
  Connect	
  
Some	
  Orienta5ons	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
	
  	
  	
  Opera5onalizing	
  PaVerns	
  that	
  Connect	
  –	
  some	
  orienta5ons	
  
	
  
Visual tools / artifacts - to play, construct, deconstruct, probe
A Systemic Connective Language - the units to be combined
Collaborative sketching and annotation
Semantic capability - the various ways to associate patterns
Formats and protocols for interoperability of patterns
AI deep learning systems to infer / suggest / simulate / play
Visual tools to navigate data and knowledge (anoptical, holoptical)
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Visual	
  Construc5on	
  Tools:	
  Card	
  Games	
  -­‐	
  Groupworks	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Opera5onalizing	
  the	
  PaVerns	
  that	
  Connect	
  –	
  some	
  orienta5ons	
  
	
  
A Pattern Language for bringing life to meetings and gatherings
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
http://groupworksdeck.org/
Visual	
  Construc5on	
  Tools:	
  Tangible	
  tokens	
  -­‐	
  S.	
  Huron	
  Inria	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Opera5onalizing	
  the	
  PaVerns	
  that	
  Connect	
  –	
  some	
  orienta5ons	
  
	
  
Investigating how people construct visual mappings
•  Create
•  Update
•  Annotate
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
http://constructive.gforge.inria.fr/#!index.md
Visual	
  Construc5on	
  Tools:	
  Lego	
  Serious	
  Play	
  ©	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Opera5onalizing	
  the	
  PaVerns	
  that	
  Connect	
  –	
  some	
  orienta5ons	
  
	
  
Lego 3D models used a shared language for group discussion, knowledge sharing,
problem solving and decision making
•  Based on creative
imaginations & metaphor
•  Learning to ‘think
with one’s hands’
Source: Avea partners
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
 Seeing	
  the	
  big	
  picture	
  emerge:	
  The	
  Poie5c	
  Generator	
  -­‐	
  O.	
  Auber	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Opera5onalizing	
  the	
  PaVerns	
  that	
  Connect	
  –	
  some	
  orienta5ons	
  
	
  
Each player draws on a small part
of a global mosaic that each can
see evolve as they draw
By OlivierAuber - Own work, FAL,
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?
curid=19849563
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Seeing	
  the	
  picture	
  emerge:	
  Real	
  5me	
  coding	
  feedback	
  –B.	
  Victor	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Opera5onalizing	
  the	
  PaVerns	
  that	
  Connect	
  –	
  some	
  orienta5ons	
  
	
  
The image moves as
the code variables are
changed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8F7tzc1Tco
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Bertalanffy:	
  Approaching	
  the	
  Unity	
  of	
  Science	
  
	
  
There	
  are	
  correspondences	
  in	
  the	
  principles	
  that	
  govern	
  the	
  behaviour	
  of	
  en<<es	
  
that	
  are,	
  intrinsically,	
  widely	
  different.	
  Isomorphisms:	
  structural	
  similari<es	
  exis<ng	
  
in	
  different	
  fields.	
  (p.33)	
  
	
  
More	
  than	
  mere	
  analogy.	
  It	
  is	
  a	
  consequence	
  of	
  the	
  fact	
  that,	
  in	
  certain	
  respects,	
  
corresponding	
  abstrac<ons	
  and	
  conceptual	
  models	
  can	
  be	
  applied	
  to	
  different	
  
phenomena.	
  (p.36)	
  
	
  
…	
  general	
  system	
  laws	
  [exist]	
  which	
  apply	
  to	
  any	
  system	
  of	
  a	
  certain	
  type,	
  
irrespec<ve	
  of	
  the	
  par<cular	
  proper<es	
  of	
  the	
  system	
  and	
  of	
  the	
  elements	
  involved.	
  
(p.37)	
  
	
  
…	
  major	
  aims	
  of	
  General	
  System	
  Theory…	
  developing	
  unifying	
  principles	
  running	
  
'ver<cally'	
  through	
  the	
  universe	
  of	
  the	
  individual	
  sciences,	
  this	
  theory	
  brings	
  us	
  
nearer	
  to	
  the	
  goal	
  of	
  the	
  unity	
  of	
  science.	
  (p.38)	
  
	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  Bertalanffy,	
  L.,	
  1968	
  
“ “
”
Unifying	
  Principles,	
  Isomorphy	
  &	
  Systemic	
  Connec5ve	
  Language	
  
Opera5onalizing	
  the	
  PaVerns	
  that	
  Connect	
  –	
  some	
  orienta5ons	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Scien=sts	
  have	
  been	
  on	
  a	
  quest	
  for	
  ‘universal	
  paHerns’	
  for	
  	
  while.	
  	
  
	
  
Can	
  this	
  be	
  done?	
  
	
  
Are	
  other	
  other	
  ways	
  to	
  ‘tend’	
  towards	
  that	
  without	
  defining	
  it?	
  
	
  
For	
  example	
  through:	
  
	
  
Clusters	
  of	
  isomorphic	
  /	
  homomorphic	
  ‘semio=cally’	
  interconnected	
  
forms?	
  With	
  discussions	
  on	
  dis=nc=ons	
  and	
  similari=es?	
  
	
  
Isomorphic	
  /	
  homomorphic	
  ideograms	
  used	
  to	
  tell	
  systemic	
  stories,	
  
diagram	
  paHerns,	
  and	
  ‘tag’	
  contexts	
  or	
  situa=ons?	
  
	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  From	
  universal	
  paVerns	
  to	
  clusters	
  of	
  iso/homomorphic	
  paVerns?	
  	
  	
  	
  
Unifying	
  Principles,	
  Isomorphy	
  &	
  Systemic	
  Connec5ve	
  Language	
  
Opera5onalizing	
  the	
  PaVerns	
  that	
  Connect	
  –	
  some	
  orienta5ons	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Level of scale
Strong Center
Boundaries
Alternating
repetition
Positive
Space
(complementarity)
Good Shape
(adaptation)
Local
Symmetry
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Alexander’s	
  15	
  Fundamental	
  proper5es	
  
AlexanderBy TKWA Iba Leitner
Deep
Interlock &
Ambiguity
Contrast
(difference)
Gradients
Roughness
(individuality)
Echoes
(similarities)
The Void
(open space)
Simplicity &
Inner Calm
Not
Separatedness
(connectedness)
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
1. BOOTSTRAP
4. ATTRACTION
10.
ACCOMPANY
7. BUILDING UP
 19. AIMING
13. SELECTION
22.
DIFFERENTIATING
16. ROUGHNESS
 17. FLEXIBILITY
23. OVERLAPPING
14.
SIMPLIFICATION
20.
CONNECTING
12. EMPATHY
9. REFLECTING
3. SPREADING
6. TOGETHERNESS
2. SOURCE
5. INVOLVING
11. ENHANCING
8. GROWTH
24.
CONTINUATION
15. CONSISTENCY
21. POSITIONING
18. ABUNDANCE
	
  Iba	
  Lab’s	
  24	
  Fundamental	
  Behavioral	
  Proper5es	
  	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Systemic	
  Interpreta5on	
  
Grammar	
  
(Elementary	
  Components)	
  
	
  	
  	
  
	
  
Dynamics	
  
(Movement)	
  
	
  
◆  	
  	
  
	
  
Sta5cs	
  
(Space	
  -­‐	
  Structure)	
  
	
  
◆  	
  	
  
	
  
Heuris5cs	
  
(Inflexions	
  –	
  Limits	
  –	
  
	
  Angles	
  –	
  Switches)	
  
	
  
Systemic	
  PaHerns	
  
Generic	
  
	
  
	
  Domain	
  Related	
  
Contexts	
  
	
  
PaHern	
  Languages	
  
Domain	
  Related	
  
	
  	
  
Genera=ve	
  processes	
  -­‐	
  Nature	
  of	
  movement	
  –	
  Direc=on	
  –	
  Rhythm	
  	
  
–	
  Effect	
  of	
  =me	
  &	
  scale	
  etc…	
  	
  
Func=on	
  -­‐	
  Rela=onships	
  –	
  Proximity	
  –	
  Mutuality	
  –	
  Boundary	
  -­‐	
  Posi=on	
  –	
  feedback	
  etc…	
  	
  
Logics	
  of	
  Change	
  -­‐	
  Cogni=ve	
  Processes	
  (Jung)	
  –	
  Learning	
  Styles	
  –	
  Process	
  Narra=ves	
  (Roy)	
  
	
  –	
  Inference	
  (What/what/how,	
  Aristotelian	
  ethics)	
  –	
  Pharmakon/window	
  of	
  viability	
  	
  
(S=egler,	
  Lietaer)	
  –	
  One	
  level	
  up/down	
  –	
  etc…	
  -­‐	
  Switches	
  (DNA)	
  
Systemic	
  operators	
  -­‐	
  Variables	
  –	
  Principles	
  for	
  combina=on	
  –	
  etc…	
  	
  
A	
  Systemic	
  Interpreta5on	
  Language	
  
Bridging	
  the	
  Systemic	
  &	
  the	
  Seman5c	
  Spheres	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Patterns that Connect: Exploring the concept of pattern in the face of growing complexity
Patterns that Connect: Exploring the concept of pattern in the face of growing complexity
Cards	
  used	
  to	
  tell	
  ‘systemic	
  stories’	
  at	
  Purplsoc	
  2015	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
Cards	
  used	
  to	
  tell	
  ‘systemic	
  stories’	
  at	
  Plop	
  2016	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Find pictures
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
 PaVern	
  Dynamics	
  consul5ng	
  prac5ce	
  
1.  A series of stages or
layers
2.  Series showing changes
in magnitude
3.  Circle showing
separation in divisions
4.  Pyramid showing parts
to wholes, subunits to
units
5.  Outline showing
subheadings at several
levels
6.  Circles showing
clustering and inclusion
7.  Series showing
subsumption
⬜  Icons represent the essence of an idea in abstract; simplify (all-at-once)
ALL SHOW COMMON ID FEATURES OF LEVELS,GAPS, CLUSTERING, HETEROGENEOUS SEPARATION, ETC.
	
  Systems	
  Sciences:	
  Len	
  Truncale	
  -­‐	
  Icons	
  for	
  Hierarchy	
  
✓  From “cyclus” (Gr.) = circle,
wheel. Some key features are:
✓  Stages of a cycle
•  Steps in a process
•  A cycle may seem like a smooth
transition; not; very specific
intermediates
✓  Obligate sequence
•  Transformation of one stage into
next
•  Next stage requires previous stage
✓  Return to beginning
•  Oscillations
✓  SO NEED TO KNOW THE SEQUENCE
& STAGE NAMES
ICONS for
Identifying
Features
of Cycles and
Cycling
	
  Systems	
  Sciences:	
  Len	
  Truncale	
  –	
  Features	
  of	
  Cycles	
  I	
  
•  Importance of Initiating
Conditions
•  Steps in a process
•  A cycle may seem like a
smooth transition; not; very
specific intermediates
•  Control of Stages
•  When one starts; when one
ends
•  Source of embedding cycles in
net context for a function
•  Entrainment (all cycle)
•  Periodicity
•  Spin /or/ Rotation /or/ angular
momentum
ICONS for
Cycles and
Cycling
	
  Systems	
  Sciences:	
  Len	
  Truncale	
  –	
  Features	
  of	
  Cycles	
  II	
  
	
  
 	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Adapted	
  from	
  the	
  12	
  principles	
  of	
  Mo5on	
  Design-­‐	
  Olie	
  Johnson	
  &	
  Frank	
  Thomas	
  
Ques=ons	
  on	
  the	
  theory	
  and	
  objec=ve?	
  
	
  
Points	
  of	
  intersec=on	
  with	
  your	
  own	
  experience	
  or	
  objec=ve?	
  
How	
  does	
  this	
  connect	
  to	
  the	
  GBI	
  approach?	
  	
  
	
  
Other	
  points	
  of	
  view	
  to	
  explore?	
  Research,	
  angles	
  or	
  people	
  to	
  discover	
  
for	
  my	
  PhD?	
  	
  
	
  
Other	
  possibili=es	
  for	
  opera=onaliza=on?	
  How	
  can	
  soxware	
  and	
  ar=ficial	
  
intelligence	
  be	
  put	
  at	
  the	
  service	
  of	
  paHern	
  languages	
  and	
  collec=ve	
  
intelligence?	
  
	
  
Discussion.	
  
	
  
Ques5on	
  for	
  discussion	
  
Helene	
  Finidori	
  –	
  PLoP	
  October	
  2016	
  -­‐	
  	
  
Back	
  to	
  the	
  big	
  picture	
  
	
  
Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
If you would like to join me in my PhD explorations:
@HeleneFinidori
Thank You!

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Patterns that Connect: Exploring the concept of pattern in the face of growing complexity

  • 1. Patterns that Connect Exploring the concept of pattern in the face of growing complexity Helene Finidori ECCO/GBI Seminar – 2 December 2016
  • 2. We will examine: •  The challenges brought about by complexity and the types of responses needed in order to address these challenges from a systemic and interconnected agency perspective. •  The various mediating and connective functions underlying the concept of pattern and how they could be operationalized at the service of systemic literacy and collective intelligence. My objective •  Gather input for my PhD on the topic •  Orient my research in a way that can benefit the Global Brain Project •  Establish an agenda for future collaborative work Patterns that Connect Exploring the Concept of Pattern in the Face of Growing Complexity Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 3. Helene Finidori – PLoP October 2016 - We live in an increasingly complex world… Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 4. Detail  Complexity  is  growing         Helene Finidori - September 2015 -   Increasing  numbers  of  variables  and  moving  parts  of  different  kinds.   In  any  given  domain,  knowledge  grows  at  a  pace  at  which  it  can’t  be   curated,    integrated    fast  enough     Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 5. Dynamic  Complexity  is  growing  and  accelera5ng       Helene Finidori - September 2015 -   Increasing  numbers  of    interac=ons  among  greater  varie=es  of  systemic  processes  and   dynamics  aggrega=ng  at  various  levels  and  scales  that  can’t  be  fully  grasped.   Where  are  the  leverage  points?   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 6. Different  types  of  systems  in  interac5on       Helene Finidori - September 2015 - Yaneer  Bar-­‐Yam  (1997)  hHp://www.necsi.edu/projects/yaneer/EOLSSComplexityRising.pdf   Simple or complex?  Different types of systems with different types of individual and collective behaviors interact Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 7. Determinis5c  System  (mindless)   No-­‐choice  of  parts/  no-­‐choice  of  the  whole   Ecological  System  (hybrid)     Choice  of  parts  /  no  choice  of  the  whole   Social  System  (mul5-­‐minded)     Choice  of  the  part  /  choice  of  the  whole   Animate  System  (uni-­‐minded)     No-­‐choice  of  parts  /  choice  of  the  whole   How  agency  comes  in  the  picture       Helene Finidori - September 2015 - Ackoff  &  Gharajedaghi  (1966/2003)  hHp://www.acasa.upenn.edu/System_MismatchesA.pdf     There  is  a  problem  when  a  system  of  a  certain   type  is  managed  with  a  model  of  another  type   Systems interact with different degrees of agency of their parts or as a whole   How  do  code  and  AI  enter  the  picture?   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 8. Construc5on:  components  are  the  result  of  applied   work  aimed  at  producing  a  given  direct  effect   (determinis=c,  mechanical  system)   A  variety  of  genera5ve  processes  combined   Helene Finidori - September 2015 - source: Bonnitta Roy Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016 Development:  the  system  is  transformed  through   the  realiza=on  of  its  poten=als.  Work  is  applied   towards  genera=ng  capacity  /  capability.     Autopoiésis:  the  system  (re)generates  itself  in   interac=on  with  its  environment,  maintaining  its   proper=es  and  con=nuously  regenera=ng  its  own   organiza=on  (ecological,  living  system).   Emergence:  (unexpected)  proper=es  (synergies)   result  from  the  interac=on  between  parts  which  do   not  prefigure  these  proper=es  when    taken   individually  -­‐  ex:  the  wetness  of  H2O  that  can  be   prefigured  neither  in  H  nor  in  O…     Evolu5on:  the  system  transforms  itself  through   adapta=ons  and  evolu=ons  at  different  levels  and   scales  of  diversified  processes  which  interact  with   one  another  (complex  adap=ve  systems,  social   systems)  
  • 9. The  “system”  or  the  medium  take  control,  influence  et  even  drives  the  actors...     Diversity  and  choice,  and  therefore  the  capacity  to  act  are  reduced  or  biased.           or   or   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Different  types  of  aggregated  effects   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016 When  visible  >  AHrac=on  (pull),  accelerated/amplified  by  the  instant  diffusion   –and  manipula=on  (push)?-­‐  of  informa=on           Invisible  to  start  with,  reveal  themselves  with  =me  >  Tipping  points       PaHerns  of  behavior  >  Informa=on  in  the  environment  /  Tracks  in  the  “medium”      
  • 10.   ▪  Non-­‐linear,  mul=ple  intricate  factors  /  causes  of  different  nature:  physical,   biological,  psycho-­‐cogni=ve  (individual  level)    and  cultural-­‐cogni=ve  (social   system  level)     ▪  Effects  manifest  at  different  levels  and  scales       ▪  At  mul=ple  rhythms  /  paces,     ▪  Structures  and  behaviors  evolve  over  =me,  there  is  no  stable  state       Helene Finidori - September 2015 - “Wicked problems” emerge within complex systems Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 11. Helene Finidori - September 2015 - Consequences for problem solving →  Information, the signals to act upon, are scattered and evolve over time →  No ‘higher order’ from which to look, integrate and plan coherent responses →  No history or best practice to rely upon, to project for higher orders of emergence →  Language and perspectives differ: no shared articulations, priorities or pathways →  No right or wrong: tradeoffs may be involved Complexity   high  interdependence  of   mul5dimensional  factors   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 12. Responses   →  Social systems form around social objects (scientific, political, economic, spiritual etc…). →  As they seek efficiency in resource allocation, their foci of action tend to narrow and domains of specialty tend to increase in number, competing for resources. →  At the same time, knowledge, language and culture become increasingly specialized and differentiated. Agency is distributed and covers an increasingly wide range of variety. →  As a result there is as a whole an increasing number of logics of action and signals of different types to perceive, make sense of and integrate: more objects of focus, more contexts, more content, more knowledge representations, more interpretations →  This competition and differentiation is an impediment to collaboration and trans-disciplinary approach to agency despite increasing efforts to federate diversity and complementarity. Responses   of  mul5ple  nature  -­‐   Agency  distributed   highly  fragmented   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016 : local efficiency without global coherence  
  • 13. Object     of  Focus     &  Ac5on   (What)   Internal   Drivers  &   Reflec5vity   (Why)   External   Rela5ons  &   Expressions   (How)   Agency   Meaning   Helene  Finidori  -­‐  September  2015  -­‐     Agency:  the  capacity  to  ‘effect’   Its  form:  the  result  of  (co)individua=on  processes   Differences  in  priori=za=on:     epistemological  rather  than  ontological       The triadic form of agency Object directed Socially directed Development directed Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 14. Helene  Finidori  -­‐  September  2015  -­‐     The  Fable  of  the  Elephant     Cartoon  by  Leunig   (Co)individua=on  processes  shape  representa=on/expression  and  interpreta=on.            To  cut  through,  ‘objec5ve  truth’ & ‘translation’ are not enough Not  ‘just’  a  ques=on  of  language,  and  finding  the  ‘beHer  truth’  or  vantage  point.     A  desire  to  collaborate  across  disciplines  does  not  imply  a  desire  to  unify  these  and  align   visions,  pathways  and  priori=es.  Forms  of  agency  /  ac=on  logics  are  not  interchangeable.   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016 Different  ‘objec=ve  truths’  >  challenge  for  mutual  understanding  and  alignment  around  shared   visions  and  pathways.      
  • 15. Simple  local  rules,  emergence  of  complex  adap5ve  behavior                   Helene Finidori - September 2015 - Coherence  and  convergence:  The  analogy  of  the  swarm   Separa5on:  steer  to  avoid  crowding   local  flockmates   Alignment:  steer  towards  the  average   heading  of  local  flockmates   Cohesion:  steer  to  move  toward  the   average  posi=on  of  local  flockmates     hHp://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/   This may apply within social systems where internal drivers may align, and external expressions are cohesive by ‘construction’ (because built around a shared social object) Achieving alignment and cohesion across boundaries requires whole sets of new organs to look into other objects, understand and mediate other drivers and expressions, understand how the three components of agency work together. Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 16. Clusters  of  ac=on  cooperate  or  compete  in  the  ac=on  space  with  variable   degrees  of  cohesiveness  and  overlap  on  one  or  several  of  their  triadic  agency   components.  There  may  be  some  convergent  or  coherent  evolu=onary   trajectories  as  a  result.         Helene Finidori - September 2015 - Agency  and  connec5vity   Overlaps,  convergences  and   divergences    are  more  or  less   implicit,  or  are  dealt  with  as  dis=nct   domains  horizontally  or  ver=cally.   As  a  whole,  the  networks  of   phenomena  and  outcomes  that   cons=tute  dynamic  complexity  are   not  matched  by  an  equivalent   degree  of  networked  agency  which   would  enable  us  to  tap  in  the   diversity  and  realize  the  poten=al  it   offers.     Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 17. Helene Finidori - September 2015 - Agency  and  connec5vity   Expressions: Social sciences, anthropology; practical knowledge; formal causes; systems of communication At best connectivity exists within domains of science, and between them ‘as a whole’: Objects: Hard natural sciences; working knowledge; efficient causes; systems of causality Drivers: Cognitive sciences, behavioral sciences, developmental psychology; emancipatory knowledge, final causes; systems of inferences The main question is: How can different embodiments of agency be interconnected at various levels of granularity on all their dimensions to produce more coherence and convergence of resources (material, cognitive, relational)? How can we humans make better sense of the world around us, convergences and divergences and potentials for coherence towards sustainable trajectories. Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 18.   ▪  perceive  and  interpret  weak  signals,  tracks   within  the  systems/domains  we  directly   influence  or  control,  and  steer  their  trajectories   through  complex  adap=ve  modeling             Helene Finidori - September 2015 - New  organs  for  systemic  literacy  and  connec5vity   Making  sense  of  systems  and  their  evolu5on  individual  and  collec5ve,  in  space   and  5me.     ? ? ? Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016   ▪  perceive  and  interpret  weak  signals,  tracks  and   trajectories  beyond  our  own,  explore  overlaps   and  gaps  at  boundaries,  to  collaborate,   compete,  or  merely  ‘posi=on’  oneself  in  the   bigger  picture.                   ▪  mediate  percep=ons  and  interpreta=ons,  and   interconnect  knowledge  representa=ons  across   boundaries  to  collec=vely  model  or  design  goal   seeking  trajectories,  and  navigate  a  broader   picture  of  reality.        
  • 19. PaHerns  are  everywhere,  but  not  explicitely  acknowledged  as  such.   Making  the  func=on  of  paHern  explicit  can  help  see  its  poten=al  as  cue,   concept  and  ar=fact  to  develop  new  sensory  skills  for  understanding,   crea=vity  and  adapta=on  .     Let’s  examine  the  various  func=ons  /  proper=es  of  the  concept  of  paHern   as  unit  for  inference  processing,  media=on  and  connec=vity,  in  the  areas   of:     •  Semio=cs   •  Cyberne=cs   •  Cogni=on   •  Formaliza=on   •  Modeling     •  Design   •  Ac=on  research     Seen  from  the  perspec=ve  of  the  lifecycle  of  ac=on  and  the  triadic  form  of   agency     Helene Finidori - September 2015 - The  unfulfilled  poten5al  of  the  paVern  as  concept     Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 20. The  Piercean  triadic  semio=c  sign  is  at  the  same  =me:     ▪  an  object  or  elementary  system  under  focus  (a  phenomenological   ontological  ‘form’,  sta=c  or  dynamic,  in  its  abstractness)     ▪  the  sign-­‐vehicle  that  represents,  signifies  or  ‘encodes’  this  object   in  rela=on  to  its  context  (a  physical  or  explicit  formal   representa=on  such  as  a  symbol  or  ar=fact,  a  design),       ▪  the  interpretant  or  understanding,  inference  and  interpreta=on  of   form,  or  ‘decoding’  of  the  connec=on  between  the  object  and  its   representa=on  (the  form  it  takes  in  the  mind).       Semio5c  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  semio5c  sign     Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Source: Charles Pierce Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 21. Semio5c  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  semio5c  sign     Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Object   Phenomenological   Ontological   Form   Interpretant   Inference,   Interpreta=on   Understanding     Sign-­‐Vehicle   Expression,   Representa=on,   Track     PaVern   Meaning   This  maps  the  triadic  form  of  agency.   PaHerns  can  be  found  in  each  of  the  sign  ‘categories’.     The  concept  of  paHern  does  not  currently  encompass  all  of  them       Object     of  Focus     &  Ac5on   (What)   Internal   Drivers  &   Reflec5vity   (Why)   External   Rela5ons  &   Expressions   (How)   Agency   Meaning   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 22. The  same  phenomenological  object  can   have  mul=ple  inferences  /  mental   models.     Similar  mental  models  of  an  object  can   have  mul=ple  representa=ons     The  same  representa=on  can  have   mul=ple  interpreta=ons.         These  could  be  connected  in  mul=ple   ways,  forming  networks  of  meaning,   and  media=ng  the  different  forms  of   agency.      Enabling  networks  of  meaning   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Source Soren Brier Semio5c  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  semio5c  sign     Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 23. [First  Order]   The  phenomenological  object  –  seen  from  specific  frames  of  reference   and  study   ➔  Pa4erns  can  help  make  domain  related  knowledge  explicit     Cyberne5c  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Cyberne5c  Cue     Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Unpacking  Complexity  through  Cyberne5c  orders   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016   [Second  Order]   The  lenses  of  observa=on,  different  ways  to  interpret  and  represent   ➔  Pa4erns  can  help  mediate  and  navigate  meaning  among     frames/domains     [Third  Order]   The  dynamics  and  transforma=ons  resul=ng  from  observa=on  and  ac=on   over  =me,  power  rela=ons:  the  medium  taking  a  life  of  its  own     ➔  Pa4erns  can  help  iden<fy  traces  and  change  in  structure  and  behavior     [Fourth  Order]   The  emergent  outcomes  of  the  previous  orders  in  interac=on,  and  the   changes  in  the  context   ➔  Pa4erns  can  help  reveal  the  mul<ple  processes  of  systems  evolu<on    
  • 24. Yolles  &  Fink’s  Cyberne5c  Agency  Model   From:  Yolles,  M.  &  Fink,  G.  (2014).    Generic  agency  model,  cyberne=c  orders  and  new  paradigms.   Working  Paper  of  the  Organisa<onal  Coherence  and  Trajectory  (OCT)  Project.  July  2014       Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Cyberne5c  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Cyberne5c  Cue   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 25.   Hofstadter  &  Sanders     ▪  Human  ability  to  make  analogies  lies  at  the  root  of  all   conceptualiza=on  and  capacity  to  selec=vely  evoke  concepts,  from   the  most  basic  in  childhood  language  development  to  the  most   abstract  leading  to  scien=fic  discoveries     Dyson   ▪  Brain  uses  maps  to  process  informa=on  and  navigates  from  one  map   to  the  other       Poincaré   ▪  Analogical  reasoning:  finding  hidden  similari=es  and  revealing  deep   iden=ty  of  structure  among  what  appears  divergent  in  associa=ons   between  seemingly  disparate  concepts  or  ideas  brought  about  by   intui=on  (Paty,  1994)         Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Analogical  func5oning  of  the  brain   Cogni5ve  Func5on/  PaVern  as  Unit  of  recogni5on  of  form  &  inference   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 26. Helene  Finidori  -­‐  September  2015  -­‐        Margolis’  P-­‐Cogni5on  cycles   P -cognitive spirals: ‘Each spiral represents a cognitive cycle where a pattern prompted by cues in a context, becomes itself part of the context, and cues another pattern. Conscious or not, this cycle is essentially a-logical and can happen in multiple cognitive dimensions at once, such as playing the piano while having a conversation. Only a small fraction of these prompted patterns could be expected to come to conscious attention.’ Source: (Margolis 1987: 2) Cogni5ve  Func5on/  PaVern  as  Unit  of  recogni5on  of  form  &  inference   Pattern as cue Pattern as cue Pattern as cue Pattern in Mind Pattern in Mind Pattern in Mind Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 27. The  Pragma5c  Cycle   Helene  Finidori  -­‐  September  2015  -­‐     Making  inferences  &  Connec5ng  ‘moments’  of  inference:     Image: Sowa Cogni5ve  Func5on/  PaVern  as  Unit  of  recogni5on  of  form  &  inference   Pierce’s  Pragma5c  Cycle   Different types of patterns are involved at each ‘moment’ of the perception to action cycle, connected through different types of cognitive metaprocesses Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 28. Note how orientation shapes observation, shapes decision, shapes action, and in turn is shaped by the feedback and other phenomena coming into our sensing or observing window. Also note how the entire “loop” (not just orientation) is an ongoing many-sided implicit cross-referencing process of projection, empathy, correlation, and rejection. From “The Essence of Winning and Losing,” John R. Boyd, January 1996. Ini=ally  meant  to  act  and  change  direc=on  faster  than  the  enemy  in  fighter  jet  situa=ons,  is  now  used  at  different  paces   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     The  promp5ng  of  paVerns:  Boyd’s  OODA  Loop   Cogni5ve  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Mental  filter  &  interpreta5on  framework  Cogni5ve  Func5on/  PaVern  as  Unit  of  recogni5on  of  form  &  inference   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 29. The  Ladder  of  Inference  -­‐  Argyris,  Senge   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Cogni5ve  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Mental  filter  &  inference  framework   Interpreta=on  is  inference  from  a  point  of  view   The formation of the self sealing logic It’s not only about values, beliefs, meaning, assumptions… Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 30. Cogni5ve  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Mental  filter  &  inference  framework   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Informa5on  processing  and  mental  func5ons  -­‐  Jung   (i) INTROVERSION Focus on the inner world of our thoughts, feelings and reflections EXTRAVERSION (e) Focus on the outer world of things, people and events (N) INTUITION Bigger picture approach, hunches, visionary ability     SENSING (S) Step by step detailed approach, concrete data (T) THINKING Stepping back from situation, judging on facts     (P) PERCEIVING Seeking experience, preference for exploration     FEELING (F) Immersion in situation empathetic view JUDGING (J) Seeking order, preference for organization & decision Orientation of energy & attention Perceiving Functions Judging/Decision Functions Attitude to the external world Preferences of how inferences are made and processed … It’s also about how we infer and process data / patterns Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 31. The  cogni=ve  process  through  which  paHerns  change  their  form:     Cogni5ve  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Mental  filter  &  inference  framework   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Three  types  of  reten5ons  -­‐  S5egler  a_er  Husserl   Individua=on  and  co-­‐individua=on  processes  shape  the  3  facets  of  the  paHern   as  semio=c  sign.  From  inferred  cue  in  the  environment,  to  configura=on  of   form  in  the  mind,  to  individual  and  shared  representa=ons.   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016   ▪  Primary  reten5ons:  the  salient  cues  in  the  environment  that   are  perceived  by  the  mind,  consciously  or  not             ▪  Secondary  reten5ons:    the  filters  /  funnel  through  which   primary  reten=ons  are  selected,  made  of  the  aggregate  of  past   primary  reten=ons  (memory,  habits  of  mind)         ▪  Ter5ary  reten5ons:  the  tracks  we  leave  in  the  environment  for   others  to  process  (cultural  ar=facts).      
  • 32. Helene  Finidori  -­‐  September  2015  -­‐     Human  thought  as  model  building  ac5vity     (Lake  &  al  -­‐  https://arxiv.org/pdf/1604.00289v3.pdf)   The  human  mind  can  :     ■  Recognize,  decompose  and  recompose  concepts   ■  Make  inferences  using  intui=ve  physics  and  intui=ve  psychology   ■  Construct  causal  models  of  the  world     ■  Learn  in  the  process   PaHerns  learnt  through  experience  are  the  basis  of  understanding  and  learning   which  supports  model  building.   §  Experience  is  gathered  in  the  form  of  previously  encountered  paHerns,  used  to   match  sensory  input  from  a  context,  at  various  levels.   §  The  self-­‐organiza=on  of  matching  paHerns  is  the  understanding  of  a  situa=on   (situa=on  seman=cs  Monica  Anderson)   §  Context  determines  what  paHerns  are  to  be  used,  different  from  reduc=onism.     §  Learning  is  crea=ng  more  paHerns  to  match  new  previously  unseen  sensory   input,  or  make  sense  of  higher  order  complexity.   PaHern  recogni=on  capability  is  an  evolu=onary  driving  force  that  helps  survival   (Monica  Andersen  -­‐  hHp://videos.syn=ence.com/ai-­‐meetups/modelsvspaHerns.html)   Cogni5ve  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Mental  filter  &  inference  framework   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 33. ▪  Building  configura=ons  that  bring   harmony  between  two  intangibles:  forms   not  yet  conceived  and  contexts  that   cannot  be  fully  described    (Alexander).       ▪  Near  decomposability  of  complex   systems  –  graspable  by  the  mind-­‐  &   gramma=za=on  enabling  to  segment  into   smaller  paHerns  and  probe  each   associa=on  (Simon,  Quillien,  Jacobs)     ▪  Purpose-­‐seeking:  constantly  adap=ng   intermediary  goals  to  an  ideal  outcome   (Jones).  Agile  technology  (Cunningham  &   Mehaffy)       ▪  Enabling  context  adap=ve  modeling,  and   networks  of  adap=ve  solu=ons.       Modeling  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Unit  of  systemic  Fitness   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Modeling the complexity of the world similarly as human thought processes? ▪  PaHern  Language  inspired  by  the   process  of  design  of  vernacular   cultures  -­‐their  ‘=meless  way  of   building’,  grounded  in  tacit/implicit   knowledge  (Alexander).         Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 34. •  A  hacker  approach  to  render  configura=ons,  processes,  flows  –  sensory  as   well  as  cogni=ve  approach     ▪  Connect  through  systemic  isomorphies  (Bertalanffy)  and  iden=ty  of   structure  /  analogical  reasoning  (Poincaré)     ▪  Enable  experimental  design  and  post-­‐hoc  data  analysis  for  the   reconstruc=on  of  phenomena  and  mul=dimensional  dynamics  –  reverse   engineering.  Including  of  algorithms.   ▪  Enable  intent  cas=ng,  and  a  pharmacological  approach       ▪  Providing  prac=cal  tools  for  cri=cal/apprecia=ve  hermeneu=cal  approach/ probing  quality,  systemic  trajectories  and  sustainability  (pharmacological   approach).   ▪  Connect  via  the  modeling  rela=on  (Rosen)  –  encoding  /  decoding  the   rela=ons  among  the  three  facets  of  the  semio=c  triad.     Modeling  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Connec5ve  Building  Block   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐    Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 35. Helene  Finidori  -­‐  September  2015  -­‐     Rosen’s  Modeling  Rela5on   A natural system N is modeled by a formal system F. Each system has its own internal entailment structures (arrows 1 and 3), and the two systems are connected by the encoding and decoding processes (arrows 2 and 4). « The encoding and decoding mappings are independent of the formal and natural systems, respectively. In other words, there is no way to arrive at them from within the formal system or natural system.» Andreas Schierwagen. 2011. Reverse Engineering for Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures: A Critical Analysis Cogni5ve  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Mental  filter  &  inference  framework   « The act of modeling is really the act of relating two systems in a subjective way. An ‘art’ says Rosen. » Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 36.   ▪  Visual,  sound,  ar=fact     ▪  Designs:  carvings  –  =les  –  carpets     ▪  Religious  shamanic  symbols  and  rituals     ▪  Templates  or  blueprints:  clothes,  machinery     ▪  Repeatable  processes:  recipe,  produc=on  process     ▪  Recurrent  configura=ons:  maths,  physics,  biology  –  DNA     ▪  Archetypes  (Jung),  Systems  Archetypes       Formal  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Unit  of  representa5on  of  form     Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     A  “Standard”,  recognizable,  reproducible,  shareable     >  Cues,  captured  becoming  models?  Units  of  exchange?  Memes?     Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 37.   “Each  pa4ern  describes  a  problem  which  occurs  over  and  over  again  in  our   environment,  and  then  describes  the  core  of  the  solu<on  to  that  problem,  in   such  a  way  that  you  can  use  this  solu<on  a  million  <mes  over,  without  ever   doing  it  the  same  way  twice.”  A Pattern Language, Alexander (1977, p X)       Distributed  nature  of  the  paVern  as  rich  versa5le  knowledge  objects.   Structured  objects,  connectable  into  PaVern  Languages…     ▪  Has  an  internal  reproducible  structure  (Alexander)     ▪  Could  become  a  standard,  with  interoperable  features  (wiki)     ▪  Connectable  via  hyperlink  or  other  ‘seman=c  web’  technologies   to  cross  over  different  dimensions  of  complexity   à  What  forms  of  standard interoperable vehicles and what protocols to connect them? To embedded the pattern in all its facets into other digital or non digital tools?       Formal  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  connectable  Unit  of  knowledge   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐    Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 38. Formal  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  connectable  Unit  of  knowledge   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     The Alexandrian Pattern structure Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 39.   In  par5cipatory  ac5on  research  and  hermeneu5cal  inquiry     ▪  Using  a  shared  representa=on  format  to  explore,  compare  and   confront  percep=ons,  representa=ons  and  interpreta=ons   around  shared  objects  of  study.  Using  simple  ar=facts  to   ‘construct’  together.     ▪  Keep  track  of  controversies  and  their  evolu=ons  (wikipedia)     ▪  Explore  boundaries,  differences,  similari=es,  what  lies  in  between   à  Learning  paHern  thinking  and  to  ‘speak  the  language  of  paHerns’             Methodological  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Boundary  object     Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐    Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 40. The  Johari  Window   Joint  discovery  of  blind  spots  and  the  unknown   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Methodological  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Boundary  object     Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 41.     ▪  Learning  to  find  ‘paHerns  that  connect’  across  dimensions  and   boundaries     ▪  To  connect  and  navigate  the  spa=al  and  temporal  dimensions  of   complexity  and  change     ▪  To  navigate  the  ‘adjacent  possible’  for  joint  discovery  and  co-­‐ evolu=on     Methodological  Func5on  /  PaVern  as  Media5ng  &  connec5ve  object   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     At the end of the day, it is about… Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 42. How  to  expand  and  opera=onalize  the  concept  of  paHern   that  connect  to  encompass  the  whole  percep=on-­‐to-­‐ac=on   cycle  and  unpack  the  different  dimensions  of  complexity?               Helene Finidori - September 2015 - The  broader  research  ques5on   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 43. Helene Finidori - September 2015 - Opera5onalizing  PaVerns  that  Connect   Some  Orienta5ons     Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 44. Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐          Opera5onalizing  PaVerns  that  Connect  –  some  orienta5ons     Visual tools / artifacts - to play, construct, deconstruct, probe A Systemic Connective Language - the units to be combined Collaborative sketching and annotation Semantic capability - the various ways to associate patterns Formats and protocols for interoperability of patterns AI deep learning systems to infer / suggest / simulate / play Visual tools to navigate data and knowledge (anoptical, holoptical) Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 45. Visual  Construc5on  Tools:  Card  Games  -­‐  Groupworks   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Opera5onalizing  the  PaVerns  that  Connect  –  some  orienta5ons     A Pattern Language for bringing life to meetings and gatherings Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016 http://groupworksdeck.org/
  • 46. Visual  Construc5on  Tools:  Tangible  tokens  -­‐  S.  Huron  Inria   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Opera5onalizing  the  PaVerns  that  Connect  –  some  orienta5ons     Investigating how people construct visual mappings •  Create •  Update •  Annotate Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016 http://constructive.gforge.inria.fr/#!index.md
  • 47. Visual  Construc5on  Tools:  Lego  Serious  Play  ©   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Opera5onalizing  the  PaVerns  that  Connect  –  some  orienta5ons     Lego 3D models used a shared language for group discussion, knowledge sharing, problem solving and decision making •  Based on creative imaginations & metaphor •  Learning to ‘think with one’s hands’ Source: Avea partners Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 48.  Seeing  the  big  picture  emerge:  The  Poie5c  Generator  -­‐  O.  Auber   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Opera5onalizing  the  PaVerns  that  Connect  –  some  orienta5ons     Each player draws on a small part of a global mosaic that each can see evolve as they draw By OlivierAuber - Own work, FAL, http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php? curid=19849563 Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 49. Seeing  the  picture  emerge:  Real  5me  coding  feedback  –B.  Victor   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Opera5onalizing  the  PaVerns  that  Connect  –  some  orienta5ons     The image moves as the code variables are changed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8F7tzc1Tco Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 50. Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Bertalanffy:  Approaching  the  Unity  of  Science     There  are  correspondences  in  the  principles  that  govern  the  behaviour  of  en<<es   that  are,  intrinsically,  widely  different.  Isomorphisms:  structural  similari<es  exis<ng   in  different  fields.  (p.33)     More  than  mere  analogy.  It  is  a  consequence  of  the  fact  that,  in  certain  respects,   corresponding  abstrac<ons  and  conceptual  models  can  be  applied  to  different   phenomena.  (p.36)     …  general  system  laws  [exist]  which  apply  to  any  system  of  a  certain  type,   irrespec<ve  of  the  par<cular  proper<es  of  the  system  and  of  the  elements  involved.   (p.37)     …  major  aims  of  General  System  Theory…  developing  unifying  principles  running   'ver<cally'  through  the  universe  of  the  individual  sciences,  this  theory  brings  us   nearer  to  the  goal  of  the  unity  of  science.  (p.38)                Bertalanffy,  L.,  1968   “ “ ” Unifying  Principles,  Isomorphy  &  Systemic  Connec5ve  Language   Opera5onalizing  the  PaVerns  that  Connect  –  some  orienta5ons     Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 51. Scien=sts  have  been  on  a  quest  for  ‘universal  paHerns’  for    while.       Can  this  be  done?     Are  other  other  ways  to  ‘tend’  towards  that  without  defining  it?     For  example  through:     Clusters  of  isomorphic  /  homomorphic  ‘semio=cally’  interconnected   forms?  With  discussions  on  dis=nc=ons  and  similari=es?     Isomorphic  /  homomorphic  ideograms  used  to  tell  systemic  stories,   diagram  paHerns,  and  ‘tag’  contexts  or  situa=ons?     Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐              From  universal  paVerns  to  clusters  of  iso/homomorphic  paVerns?         Unifying  Principles,  Isomorphy  &  Systemic  Connec5ve  Language   Opera5onalizing  the  PaVerns  that  Connect  –  some  orienta5ons     Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 52. Level of scale Strong Center Boundaries Alternating repetition Positive Space (complementarity) Good Shape (adaptation) Local Symmetry            Alexander’s  15  Fundamental  proper5es   AlexanderBy TKWA Iba Leitner Deep Interlock & Ambiguity Contrast (difference) Gradients Roughness (individuality) Echoes (similarities) The Void (open space) Simplicity & Inner Calm Not Separatedness (connectedness) Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 53. 1. BOOTSTRAP 4. ATTRACTION 10. ACCOMPANY 7. BUILDING UP 19. AIMING 13. SELECTION 22. DIFFERENTIATING 16. ROUGHNESS 17. FLEXIBILITY 23. OVERLAPPING 14. SIMPLIFICATION 20. CONNECTING 12. EMPATHY 9. REFLECTING 3. SPREADING 6. TOGETHERNESS 2. SOURCE 5. INVOLVING 11. ENHANCING 8. GROWTH 24. CONTINUATION 15. CONSISTENCY 21. POSITIONING 18. ABUNDANCE  Iba  Lab’s  24  Fundamental  Behavioral  Proper5es     Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 54. Systemic  Interpreta5on   Grammar   (Elementary  Components)           Dynamics   (Movement)     ◆        Sta5cs   (Space  -­‐  Structure)     ◆        Heuris5cs   (Inflexions  –  Limits  –    Angles  –  Switches)     Systemic  PaHerns   Generic      Domain  Related   Contexts     PaHern  Languages   Domain  Related       Genera=ve  processes  -­‐  Nature  of  movement  –  Direc=on  –  Rhythm     –  Effect  of  =me  &  scale  etc…     Func=on  -­‐  Rela=onships  –  Proximity  –  Mutuality  –  Boundary  -­‐  Posi=on  –  feedback  etc…     Logics  of  Change  -­‐  Cogni=ve  Processes  (Jung)  –  Learning  Styles  –  Process  Narra=ves  (Roy)    –  Inference  (What/what/how,  Aristotelian  ethics)  –  Pharmakon/window  of  viability     (S=egler,  Lietaer)  –  One  level  up/down  –  etc…  -­‐  Switches  (DNA)   Systemic  operators  -­‐  Variables  –  Principles  for  combina=on  –  etc…     A  Systemic  Interpreta5on  Language   Bridging  the  Systemic  &  the  Seman5c  Spheres   Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 57. Cards  used  to  tell  ‘systemic  stories’  at  Purplsoc  2015   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐    Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 58. Cards  used  to  tell  ‘systemic  stories’  at  Plop  2016   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Find pictures Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 60. 1.  A series of stages or layers 2.  Series showing changes in magnitude 3.  Circle showing separation in divisions 4.  Pyramid showing parts to wholes, subunits to units 5.  Outline showing subheadings at several levels 6.  Circles showing clustering and inclusion 7.  Series showing subsumption ⬜  Icons represent the essence of an idea in abstract; simplify (all-at-once) ALL SHOW COMMON ID FEATURES OF LEVELS,GAPS, CLUSTERING, HETEROGENEOUS SEPARATION, ETC.  Systems  Sciences:  Len  Truncale  -­‐  Icons  for  Hierarchy  
  • 61. ✓  From “cyclus” (Gr.) = circle, wheel. Some key features are: ✓  Stages of a cycle •  Steps in a process •  A cycle may seem like a smooth transition; not; very specific intermediates ✓  Obligate sequence •  Transformation of one stage into next •  Next stage requires previous stage ✓  Return to beginning •  Oscillations ✓  SO NEED TO KNOW THE SEQUENCE & STAGE NAMES ICONS for Identifying Features of Cycles and Cycling  Systems  Sciences:  Len  Truncale  –  Features  of  Cycles  I  
  • 62. •  Importance of Initiating Conditions •  Steps in a process •  A cycle may seem like a smooth transition; not; very specific intermediates •  Control of Stages •  When one starts; when one ends •  Source of embedding cycles in net context for a function •  Entrainment (all cycle) •  Periodicity •  Spin /or/ Rotation /or/ angular momentum ICONS for Cycles and Cycling  Systems  Sciences:  Len  Truncale  –  Features  of  Cycles  II    
  • 63.                  Adapted  from  the  12  principles  of  Mo5on  Design-­‐  Olie  Johnson  &  Frank  Thomas  
  • 64. Ques=ons  on  the  theory  and  objec=ve?     Points  of  intersec=on  with  your  own  experience  or  objec=ve?   How  does  this  connect  to  the  GBI  approach?       Other  points  of  view  to  explore?  Research,  angles  or  people  to  discover   for  my  PhD?       Other  possibili=es  for  opera=onaliza=on?  How  can  soxware  and  ar=ficial   intelligence  be  put  at  the  service  of  paHern  languages  and  collec=ve   intelligence?     Discussion.     Ques5on  for  discussion   Helene  Finidori  –  PLoP  October  2016  -­‐     Back  to  the  big  picture     Helene Finidori – ECCO Seminar - December 2016
  • 65. If you would like to join me in my PhD explorations: @HeleneFinidori Thank You!