Generative Complexity In A Complex Generative World

Author : Ton Jörg
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030904098

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Generative Complexity in a Complex Generative World by Ton Jörg Pdf

This book introduces a refreshing approach to twenty-first-century scientific approach in an age, which is also known as the Century of Complexity. It deals with the deep problem of complexity, being operative from the bottom-up. The current lack of understanding of complexity has led scholars into the so-called embarrassment of complexity. A long overdue paradigm shift is necessary to address complexity as generative complexity and brings readers to the edge of a scientific revolution: that is, a generative revolution in the Century of Complexity. The book offers a radical shift of paradigm from the paradigm of simplifying into the new generative paradigm of complexifying about processes that develop from the bottom-up. The book links complex generative reality with a corresponding radical new generative nature of order and explores new fronts in science. This book explores innovative concepts of interaction, of causality, of the unit of study, and of reality itself and enables readers to see complexity as generative, emergent complexity as being operative from the bottom-up. The book discusses and suggests solutions for the problem of complexity in this Century of Complexity. The author provides a new understanding of complexity based on a generative flux of forces and relations. The book aims to bring about a fundamental and foundational change in how we view and ‘do’ science for an interdisciplinary audience of academics ranging from social science and humanities to economy and biology.

Author : Matthijs Koopmans,Dimitrios Stamovlasis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319275772

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Complex Dynamical Systems in Education by Matthijs Koopmans,Dimitrios Stamovlasis Pdf

This book capitalizes on the developments in dynamical systems and education by presenting some of the most recent advances in this area in seventeen non-overlapping chapters. The first half of the book discusses the conceptual framework of complex dynamical systems and its applicability to educational processes. The second half presents a set of empirical studies that that illustrate the use of various research methodologies to investigate complex dynamical processes in education, and help the reader appreciate what we learn about dynamical processes in education from using these approaches.

Author : Ton Jörg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9400713037

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New Thinking in Complexity for the Social Sciences and Humanities by Ton Jörg Pdf

The underlying idea and motive for the book is that the notion of complexity may humanize the social sciences, may conceive the complex human being as more human, and turn reality as assumed in our doing social science into a more complex, that is a richer reality for all. The main focus of this book is on new thinking in complexity, with complexity to be taken as derived from the Latin word complexus: ‘that which is interwoven.’ The trans-disciplinary approach advocated here will be trans-disciplinary in two ways: firstly, by going beyond the separate disciplines within the fields of both natural sciences and social sciences, and, secondly, by going beyond the separate cultures of the natural sciences and of the social sciences and humanities.

Author : Jennex, Murray E.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466647121

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Knowledge Discovery, Transfer, and Management in the Information Age by Jennex, Murray E. Pdf

With the advent of electronic databases, information technologies, and the Internet, organizations now more than ever have easy access to all the knowledge they need to conduct their affairs. Identifying the useful information in all that data, however, can pose a challenge. Knowledge Discovery, Transfer, and Management in the Information Age brings together the latest empirical research in knowledge management practices and information retrieval strategies to assist organizations in effectively and efficiently utilizing the data at their disposal. Academics, managers, researchers, and professionals within the field of knowledge management will make use of this book to increase their understanding of best practices in the manipulation of information resources.

Author : Lee, W.B.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781466617834

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Systems Approaches to Knowledge Management, Transfer, and Resource Development by Lee, W.B. Pdf

The world is moving into a new era of the knowledge economy. In the past decade, the significance of developing knowledge has grown to a level where it is now dominating other socio-economic factors. Systems Approaches to Knowledge Management, Transfer, and Resource Development provides a new view of knowledge management through the lens of systems approach, which looks at each part of the knowledge management system as a section of the full overview. This cutting-edge resource will be essential for academicians, scientists, practitioners, and industry professionals as all of these individuals work toward a new understanding of knowledge and information management practices in the 21st century.

Author : Henry Tran,Douglas A. Smith,David G. Buckman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475854909

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Stakeholder Engagement by Henry Tran,Douglas A. Smith,David G. Buckman Pdf

This book focuses on the topic of the multiple-stakeholders that comprise the education community across the P-20 continuum. In various ways and forms, the authors of the chapters found within this book promote the importance of engaging with the diverse array of stakeholders in order to truly improve education in an increasingly interconnected world. The book itself is divided into two major arcs, the first of which covers community relations and stakeholder engagement in P-12 schools, while the second addresses those same issues in higher education. When one considers the activities that take place within education institutions, there is a realization that they are influenced and driven by much more than just the educators and administrators who occupy the schools. In the editors’ own work, (e.g., see Tran & Bon, 2016), the importance of the inclusion of the viewpoints and inputs of multiple-stakeholders in school decisions when appropriate has been consistently argued, given that the school is considered by many to be a social and communal environment. To address these issues, in this text, this book is lucky to have a collection of peer-reviewed writing that explore various aspects of how multiple-stakeholder input can be used to improve school decisions.

Author : Arão Sapiro
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031556692

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Strategic Management by Arão Sapiro Pdf

Author : David Foster
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781492041894

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Generative Deep Learning by David Foster Pdf

Generative modeling is one of the hottest topics in AI. It’s now possible to teach a machine to excel at human endeavors such as painting, writing, and composing music. With this practical book, machine-learning engineers and data scientists will discover how to re-create some of the most impressive examples of generative deep learning models, such as variational autoencoders,generative adversarial networks (GANs), encoder-decoder models and world models. Author David Foster demonstrates the inner workings of each technique, starting with the basics of deep learning before advancing to some of the most cutting-edge algorithms in the field. Through tips and tricks, you’ll understand how to make your models learn more efficiently and become more creative. Discover how variational autoencoders can change facial expressions in photos Build practical GAN examples from scratch, including CycleGAN for style transfer and MuseGAN for music generation Create recurrent generative models for text generation and learn how to improve the models using attention Understand how generative models can help agents to accomplish tasks within a reinforcement learning setting Explore the architecture of the Transformer (BERT, GPT-2) and image generation models such as ProGAN and StyleGAN

Author : Juval Portugali,Egbert Stolk
Publisher : Springer
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319326535

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Complexity, Cognition, Urban Planning and Design by Juval Portugali,Egbert Stolk Pdf

This book, which resulted from an intensive discourse between experts from several disciplines – complexity theorists, cognitive scientists, philosophers, urban planners and urban designers, as well as a zoologist and a physiologist – addresses various issues regarding cities. It is a first step in responding to the challenge of generating just such a discourse, based on a dilemma identified in the CTC (Complexity Theories of Cities) domain. The latter has demonstrated that cities exhibit the properties of natural, organic complex systems: they are open, complex and bottom-up, have fractal structures and are often chaotic. CTC have further shown that many of the mathematical formalisms and models developed to study material and organic complex systems also apply to cities. The dilemma in the current state of CTC is that cities differ from natural complex systems in that they are hybrid complex systems composed, on the one hand, of artifacts such as buildings, roads and bridges, and of natural human agents on the other. This raises a plethora of new questions on the difference between the natural and the artificial, the cognitive origin of human action and behavior, and the role of planning and designing cities. The answers to these questions cannot come from a single discipline; they must instead emerge from a discourse between experts from several disciplines engaged in CTC.

Author : Adam Kahane
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1576752933

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Solving Tough Problems by Adam Kahane Pdf

Adam Kahane spent years working in the world's hotspots, and came away with a new understanding of how to resolve conflict in a way that seems reasonable - and doable - to all parties. The result is Solving Tough Problems. Written in a relaxed, persuasive style, this is not a "how-to" book with glib answers, but rather, a very personal story of the author's progress from a young "expert" convinced of the need to provide cold, "correct" answers to an effective facilitator of positive change - by learning how to create environments that enable new ideas and creative solutions to emerge. The book explores the connection between individual learning and institutional change, and how leaders can move beyond politeness and formal statements, beyond routine debate and defensiveness, toward deeper and more productive dialogue. Both tough and inspiring, the book explores models, technologies, and examples that foster and facilitate "dialogues of the heart."

Author : Roumen Kirov
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9782889451616

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Brain Oscillations and Predictive Coding: What We Know and What We Should Learn by Roumen Kirov Pdf

Predictive coding (PC) is a neurocognitive concept, according to which the brain does not process the whole qualia of external information, but only residual mismatches occurring between incoming information and an individual, inner model of the world. At the time of issue initiation, I expected an essential focus on mismatch signals in the brain, especially those captured by neurophysiologic oscillations. This was because one most plausible approach to the PC concept is to identify and validate mismatch signals in the brain. Announcing the topic revealed a much deeper consideration of intelligible minds of researchers. It turned out that what was of fundamental interest was which brain mechanisms support the formation, maintenance and consolidation of the inner model determining PC. Is PC a dynamic construct continuously modulated by external environmental or internal mental information? The reader will be delighted to get acquainted with the current views and understanding of eminent scholars in the field. It will be challenging to discover the realm of sleep where both physiological, energy preserving and mental qualia principles build on the inner models to shape and transform the self. And where neurophysiologic oscillations may both transmit external information and translate inner models from state to state to preserve the self-continuity and compactness.

Author : Socrates Yiannoudes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000801798

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Architecture in Digital Culture by Socrates Yiannoudes Pdf

This book examines the manifestations of architecture, cities, and design processes within digital culture. Adopting a comparative and critical method, the author looks at past and present encounters of the digital with architectural discourse and practice. Along three central themes – machines, networks, and computation – the book begins by discussing transformations of the analogy between architecture and the machine since the early twentieth century, foregrounding questions about the relations between architecture, humans, machines, and the environment. It moves on to the city, to observe how big data and smart city sustainable management systems have transformed historical visions of global networked cities. Lastly, it explores computational design thinking historically and in the context of complex systems, as well as the latest technical, social, and economic developments. Exposing possible drawbacks while still focusing on what is radically innovative, this book proposes a way toward more liberating, digital, and sustainable futures for architecture. An important read for architecture students, academics, and professionals, this book connects instances of digital architecture practice and discourse throughout the history of the digital culture paradigm and their ties with sociopolitical developments. It shares the possibility that these connecting lines may be the canvas for a novel architectural history of the recent past.

Author : Vadim Ermolayev,David Esteban,Vitaliy Yakovyna,Heinrich C. Mayr,Grygoriy Zholtkevych,Mykola Nikitchenko,Aleksander Spivakovsky
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783031208348

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Information and Communication Technologies in Education, Research, and Industrial Applications by Vadim Ermolayev,David Esteban,Vitaliy Yakovyna,Heinrich C. Mayr,Grygoriy Zholtkevych,Mykola Nikitchenko,Aleksander Spivakovsky Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Education, Research, and Industrial Applications, ICTERI 2021, held in Kherson, Ukraine, during September 28–October 2, 2021. The 12 full papers were included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: The Fundamentals of ICT; Natural Language Processing for the Ukrainian Language; The Applications of Novel ICT; and ICT in Teaching and Learning.

Author : Susana Rodrigues
Publisher : Academic Conferences Limited
Page : 781 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Intellectual capital
ISBN : 9781906638580

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ECIC2010-Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Intellectual Capital by Susana Rodrigues Pdf

Author : Christian Stary
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789812770585

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Knowledge Management by Christian Stary Pdf

This collection of papers from the 2007 International Conference on Knowledge Management, organized by the Executive Academy of the Vienna University of Economics jointly with the International Knowledge Management Society (IKMS), the Austrian Society for Technology Policy (™GTP), the Platform Knowledge Management (PWM), the Society of Learning (SoL Austria), the Competence Centre for Knowledge Management Linz, the Austrian Computing Society (OCG), Business Innovation Consulting (BIC-Austria) and Knowledge Management Associates (KMA), represents recent outstanding work by researchers and practitioners in the field of knowledge management.