Discoveries of application within our own social interaction - The Slime Mould Collective2024-03-29T06:40:39Zhttp://slimoco.ning.com/forum/topics/discoveries-of-application-within-our-own-social-interaction?commentId=3917201%3AComment%3A23144&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHilary Koob-sassen videos on…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2015-03-10:3917201:Comment:231442015-03-10T13:16:29.297ZHilary Koob-Sassenhttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/HilaryKoobSassen
Hilary Koob-sassen videos on Vimeo , theErrorists.com and hilaryKoobSassen.com using physaria as metaphor since 2004...
Hilary Koob-sassen videos on Vimeo , theErrorists.com and hilaryKoobSassen.com using physaria as metaphor since 2004... Hi Heather, yes it was you ta…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-11-24:3917201:Comment:220182014-11-24T01:58:43.968ZIngrid Glasshttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/IngridGlass
<p>Hi Heather, yes it was you talking after the film about this FT event and the slime mould organisational model which reminded me of the above article I'd read, and I was pleased to discover it still lurking in my Myxo hotmail folder. </p>
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<p>Despite being the 'novelty invitee', it sounds like you gave them real serious food for thought! </p>
<p>Hi Heather, yes it was you talking after the film about this FT event and the slime mould organisational model which reminded me of the above article I'd read, and I was pleased to discover it still lurking in my Myxo hotmail folder. </p>
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<p>Despite being the 'novelty invitee', it sounds like you gave them real serious food for thought! </p> Thanks for posting this artic…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-11-22:3917201:Comment:221062014-11-22T20:19:30.762ZHeather Barnetthttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/HeatherBarnett
<p>Thanks for posting this article, on quick view it looks really interesting and haven't come across it before.</p>
<p>I spoke at a FT business conference last week using the slime mould as an analogous model, which prompted some really stimulating discussion on hierarchy, communication and cooperation within organisational structures. </p>
<p>Thanks for posting this article, on quick view it looks really interesting and haven't come across it before.</p>
<p>I spoke at a FT business conference last week using the slime mould as an analogous model, which prompted some really stimulating discussion on hierarchy, communication and cooperation within organisational structures. </p> Hi, just thought I'd post thi…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-11-21:3917201:Comment:218862014-11-21T22:48:40.253ZIngrid Glasshttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/IngridGlass
<p>Hi, just thought I'd post this link to a fascinating article I came across quite a while ago about the 'bottom up' business model based on the organisational environment of slime moulds - Lessons from Slime Mold: How to Survive and Thrive in Ever-Changing Organizational Environments by Kate Rutter</p>
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<p>Hi, just thought I'd post this link to a fascinating article I came across quite a while ago about the 'bottom up' business model based on the organisational environment of slime moulds - Lessons from Slime Mold: How to Survive and Thrive in Ever-Changing Organizational Environments by Kate Rutter</p>
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<p>This forum seemed like the most relevant place to post it! Thought it was a brilliant eye-opener into a particular business/organisational model, an alternative to how most business models seem to operate these days (!), and unanthropomorphic in its treatment of slime mould behaviour (so, less room for criticism on that front!). Haven't time to reread it again but having seen The Creeping Garden 2 nights' ago, was reminded of the article..</p>
<p></p> The pulsating rhythm of the s…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-11-16:3917201:Comment:216842014-11-16T22:39:29.240ZJohnhttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/John
The pulsating rhythm of the slime mold exhibits the intelligence of the mold. Without this movement, communication would not occur. The need for food keeps the mold motivated. This goal keeps the mold talking, so to speak.<br />
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An organization of humans may have goals, but without hunger! communication and coordination will not occur.<br />
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Or it may, but it will not be cohesive and complete. It will lack all of the members of the organization pulsating with input, feedback and organization of…
The pulsating rhythm of the slime mold exhibits the intelligence of the mold. Without this movement, communication would not occur. The need for food keeps the mold motivated. This goal keeps the mold talking, so to speak.<br />
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An organization of humans may have goals, but without hunger! communication and coordination will not occur.<br />
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Or it may, but it will not be cohesive and complete. It will lack all of the members of the organization pulsating with input, feedback and organization of action.<br />
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The degree a leader effectively passes on a sense of urgency (hunger) by deadlines, inspiration, etc. the degree we see an organization succeed.<br />
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Even more so, the degree an organization works together without centralized command (passing information, collecting resources and staying out of the way of progress) the degree at which the organization will succeed towards its goals.<br />
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Here are some organizations both human and nonhuman that I see accomplish this degree of success:<br />
An ant colony; The builders at the Tower of Babel in religious writings; Google;<br />
The expansion of white settlers in North America;<br />
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All of these worked different goals but all utilized the same resource: hunger! We identify with our bodies b…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-07-27:3917201:Comment:199702014-07-27T03:54:11.184ZAnn deLorgehttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/AnndeLorge
We identify with our bodies but our thoughts are more powerful. Today with so much interaction over machines minus body language, we are more and more obviously reliant on just our words which is getting closer and closer to just our thoughts. If we started paying more attention to choosing our thoughts toward each other in connection with our goals, we could set up systems in which we use shared specific thoughts to attain specific goals. We could use our thoughts the same way slime mold uses…
We identify with our bodies but our thoughts are more powerful. Today with so much interaction over machines minus body language, we are more and more obviously reliant on just our words which is getting closer and closer to just our thoughts. If we started paying more attention to choosing our thoughts toward each other in connection with our goals, we could set up systems in which we use shared specific thoughts to attain specific goals. We could use our thoughts the same way slime mold uses it's pulsating rhythm or whatever to get where it wants to go. Actually we don´t know what r…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-07-26:3917201:Comment:199672014-07-26T22:45:23.367ZLeonhttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/Leon
<p>Actually we don´t know what relationships exist between the individual cells, or groups of cells. Maybe they are as ¨human¨ , or "inhuman", as we are. It is fun musing over the subject. </p>
<p>Actually we don´t know what relationships exist between the individual cells, or groups of cells. Maybe they are as ¨human¨ , or "inhuman", as we are. It is fun musing over the subject. </p> You're right, empathy is an a…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-07-26:3917201:Comment:199652014-07-26T21:38:25.798ZJeff Nagatahttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/JeffNagata
<p>You're right, empathy is an anthropomorphic interpretation of the collective behavior of the slime mould. I didn't bring up empathy as an interpretation of the internal workings of the collective mind of the slime mould. Instead, I was looking at the behavior of the mould as a model & inspiration for producing similar intelligent collective behavior in humans. That's how I interpreted the original question. I was using the slime mould as a metaphor. Empathy was one idea for how a similar…</p>
<p>You're right, empathy is an anthropomorphic interpretation of the collective behavior of the slime mould. I didn't bring up empathy as an interpretation of the internal workings of the collective mind of the slime mould. Instead, I was looking at the behavior of the mould as a model & inspiration for producing similar intelligent collective behavior in humans. That's how I interpreted the original question. I was using the slime mould as a metaphor. Empathy was one idea for how a similar collective behavior can be encouraged in the human context. </p>
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<p>Maybe cruelty, war, and absence of empathy is another source for intelligent collective behavior in humans. </p> Maybe you are both barking up…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-07-26:3917201:Comment:199582014-07-26T19:29:03.616ZLeonhttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/Leon
<p>Maybe you are both barking up the wrong tree. You are both adding anthropomorphic interpretations on a form of collective behavior we know nothing about. Maybe cruelty, war, and absence of empathy is what makes our behavior similar to that of the molds. Who knows what goes on in their collective mind. </p>
<p>Maybe you are both barking up the wrong tree. You are both adding anthropomorphic interpretations on a form of collective behavior we know nothing about. Maybe cruelty, war, and absence of empathy is what makes our behavior similar to that of the molds. Who knows what goes on in their collective mind. </p> Intelligent connection (empat…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2014-07-26:3917201:Comment:199522014-07-26T13:44:27.820ZJohnhttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/John
Intelligent connection (empathy) truly has a significant impact on a plethora of human endeavors. The absence of empathy prevents humans existing together within the same "walls" of a collective "organism", let alone participating in its' growth processes.<br />
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The action of growth and maximizing resources dominates the molds' existence.<br />
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With almost an innate greed for resources as humans, how might two humans (let alone millions) intelligently connect/demonstrate empathy during a collective human…
Intelligent connection (empathy) truly has a significant impact on a plethora of human endeavors. The absence of empathy prevents humans existing together within the same "walls" of a collective "organism", let alone participating in its' growth processes.<br />
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The action of growth and maximizing resources dominates the molds' existence.<br />
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With almost an innate greed for resources as humans, how might two humans (let alone millions) intelligently connect/demonstrate empathy during a collective human endeavor, surrounding resources which humans want only for themselves? Might history (or the present) provide supplemental examples of failures or successes?