Any study which throws light upon the nature of "order" or "pattern"
in the universe is surely nontrivial.
--Gregoy Bateson, Steps to an Ecology of Mind
What is self-organization?
"Orderly flock patterns arise from these simple, local interactions."
Are the birds playing follow the leader?
Or are bird flocks "leaderless and self-organized"?
Centralized authority doesn't rule.
Decentralized components have local interactions and complex patterns
and behavior emerges.
What is the "centralized mindset"?
"Computer technologies have not always been viewed as a decentralizing force. Just 30 years ago, computers were synonymous with centralizaed power."
Background on IBM versus Apple in the 1984 commercial.