tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post5916722369874662112..comments2024-03-23T04:01:39.348-04:00Comments on Understanding Society: Decision-making in complex systemsDan Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15953897221283103880noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-68840778151971199132011-02-03T17:49:50.476-05:002011-02-03T17:49:50.476-05:00You may be interested in the Decision Making for a...You may be interested in the Decision Making for a Social World webconference that has just started online at the International Cognition and Culture Institute:<br /><br />http://www.cognitionandculture.net/Social-decisions-workshop/workshop-decision-making-for-a-social-world.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-61341581192508727672011-02-03T09:02:06.657-05:002011-02-03T09:02:06.657-05:00On topic this time:
Based on your summary, it sou...On topic this time:<br /><br />Based on your summary, it sounds like Axelrod and Cohen were channeling Napoleon:<br /><br />*Set up a flexible modular organization,<br /><br />*Set up a standardized doctrine,<br />*Train your units in this doctrine,<br /><br />*Push aggressively to limit your opponent’s options,<br /><br />*At the point of contact, take what they give you.<br /><br />A later expansion of the last point was Boyd’s OODA loop (for observe, orient, decide, and act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop<br /><br />The ability to limit your opponents options (preemption) is a major tactic that I don’t see them discussing. Of course not every complex system has clear cut opponents, but they often do. It also (unfortunately as you point out) means that aggressive tactics by predatory groups can be very effective.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-5566780606920260262011-02-03T08:07:13.853-05:002011-02-03T08:07:13.853-05:00Off topic, but I thought you would like to see the...Off topic, but I thought you would like to see the online cliodynamics journal<br /><br />http://escholarship.org/uc/irows_cliodynamics<br /><br />Jack Goldstone gives a glowing (except when it disagrees with him-LOL) review of one of your favorite books.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.com