Self-organization
One-liner: Order arising from interactions under constraints without a central micro-manager placing each part.
In Juarrero’s usage
Parts interact under context-sensitive constraints to produce wholes that loop back as constraints on parts — “structured structuring structures.” This rehabilitates self-cause without mysticism and ties to enabling constraints.
Not to confuse with
- “Nobody has any role / anything goes”
- Magic emergence with no mechanism
Everyday example
Flocking patterns; market price discovery; convection cells — local rules/constraints, global pattern.
Related
Best local sources
- REPORT §5.2