Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software Steven Johnson
Publisher: Scribner

Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software. By quirk of luck (due to a recommendation by Mark Surman) I have also been reading Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software by Steven Johnson. Whatgiraffe · 2013-03-17 10:33 pm (UTC). Draws unexpected connections about kids and work, risk, praise. 1 comment — Leave a comment ). I immediately thought of this book - Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software. Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software. (Check out Stephen Johnson's book "Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software" for a fascinating read!) I would also include in that list most global religious institutions. Hierarchies are not the only way to organize complex systems. A look at how systems can powerfully self-organize from the bottom up. Http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2296.Emergence. This book has solidified some of the ideas I've been formulating for past dozen or so years. Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software, by Steven Johnson. Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software was on four prestigious “Best Book of the Year” lists and was named a New York Times Notable Book. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1983 Johnson, Steven. It's a bottom-up model; rather than being engineered by a general or a master planner, emergence begins at the ground level. Scripture & Discernment: Decision Making in the Church. You might also want to check out Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software.