In my first post in this series I proposed that if we use the ideas of Emergence we might find the larger opportunity in Social Software – that it may help us solve many of our intractable problems. You need a lot of “Optimal Contact Points “ – Emergence is all about patterns. Tags: Emergence link]. MORE >>

The post A Month In With The Nexus 4: Google Strengths Emerge appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. For example, I didn’t know going in that the standard keyboard has a “swipe” feature, which lets you quickly drag your finger across the keys as algorithms figure out what words you are trying to make. MORE >>

car is a perfect example of machine design. Or even better, what if we compared the company with other large, complex human systems, like, for example, the city? In his book Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software , Stephen B. DESIGN BY CONNECTION. Surprisingly short, it turns out. MORE >>

IBM just published its 2012 Global CEO Study: Leading through Connections. For example, ” They [CEO's] simply expect unpredictability. ” Dealing with complexity means a focus on emergent practices, not looking back at best practices , which are already out of date. There is a lot at stake here. MORE >>

These four skills, of the nine identified by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman, are some of the core skills for connected leaders. Leadership, Leadership, like culture, is an emergent property of people working together. For example, trust only emerges if knowledge is shared and diverse points of view are accepted. As MORE >>