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Fostering Self-Organization during Extreme Climatic Events a presentation to the National Policy Analysis Group Felicia M. Sullivan February 17, 2010

Context Source: http://connect.in.com/haiti-earthquake-picture

Key concepts & theories “Self-organizaton is a process of atracton and repulsion in which the internal organizaton of a system, normally an open system, increases in complexity without being guided or managed by an outside source. Self-organizing systems typically (but not always) display emergent propertes.” Source: htp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organizaton

Key concepts & theories “ Emergence is the way complex systems and paterns arise out of a multplicity of relatvely simple interactons. Emergence is central to the theories of integratve levels and of complex systems.” Source: htp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence

Key concepts & theories Adaptive Management Source: http://www.doi.gov/initiatives/AdaptiveManagement/whatis.html

Key concepts & theories Grid-Group Theory Source: http://showcase.unis.org/class/anthro/Millenium.htm

Key concepts & theories Grid-Group Variant Source: Olsen and Quade, 2006

Key concepts & theories Social Capital Source: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2007/10/russia_facing_a_social_capi

Key concepts & theories Social Network Analysis Source: http://crookedtimber.org/category/archives/networks/page/2/

Key concepts & theories Complex Systems Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/emmamcnally

Features of self-organizing systems ● Plateaus / Frameworks ● Heterogeneity / Differentiation ● Ambiguity ● Boundary Objects ● Connections / Multi-level / Polycentric ● Feedback / Learning / Adaptation ● Coordination / Influence / Control

Self-organization in action Element World Social Forum Open Source Sofware Plateau / Frameworks Regular gatherings GPL Heterogeneity / Diferent issues, countries Diverse projects, difering code Diferentaton environments, roles Ambiguity Open agendas Space for new developments Boundary Objects Charter of principles, Code, protocols, CVS, standards anit-neoliberal ideology Connectons / Mult- Cross naton, cross issue, Code forums, Internet, level / Polycentric individuals, orgs individual projects, programmers Feedback / Learning / Dialogue / debate Peer review / critque Adaptaton Coordinaton / Infuence / Coordinatng commitee(s) Core developers, contributors Control

Design considerations for disaster response ● Use disasters as plateau opportunites for future learning and connectons ● Create and support existng bridging organizatons ● Ensure lines of communicaton are open both horizontally and vertcally ● Clearly artculate goal, problem and boundaries of the event ● Make sure system is able to integrate new informaton and facilitates feedback