Bibliography of Self-Organization

Source

* THE HIVE: Theoretical Foundations. The intellectual lineage behind Fractional Functions AI’s contributor collective.

Bibliography

GOVERNANCE & ORGANISATIONAL ARCHITECTURE

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Getting Started With Holacracy Diederick Janse & Marco Bogers

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Holacracy: The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World Brian J. Robertson (Henry Holt, 2015)

3

The Three Ways of Getting Things Done Gerard Fairtlough

LIVING SYSTEMS & COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE

4

Honeybee Democracy Thomas D. Seeley (Princeton University Press, 2010)

5

The Wisdom of the Hive Thomas D. Seeley (Harvard University Press, 1995)

6

Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems Lance Gunderson & C.S. Holling

7

Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed Frances Westley, Brenda Zimmerman & Michael Quinn Patton

==COMMUNITY, LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT==

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Reinventing Organizations Frédéric Laloux (Nelson Parker, 2014)

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Cultivating Communities of Practice Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott & William Snyder

10

The Answer to How Is Yes Peter Block

APPRECIATIVE & GENERATIVE INQUIRY

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The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry Sue Annis Hammond

12

Encyclopedia of Positive Questions, Vol. One Diana Whitney & David Cooperrider

CHANGE ARCHITECTURE & DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEMS

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Systemic NLP / Neurological Levels Robert Dilts (NLP University Press, 1990 / ongoing)

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Sleight of Mouth: The Magic of Conversational Belief Change Robert Dilts (Meta Publications, 1999)

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360° Feedback: The Powerful New Model for Employee Assessment Mark R. Edwards & Ann J. Ewen (AMACOM, 1996) — see also: Collins, adapted practitioner frameworks

PRESENCING & GENERATIVE FUTURES

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Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future Peter Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski & Betty Sue Flowers (Society for Organizational Learning, 2004)

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Theory U: Leading from the Future as It Emerges C. Otto Scharmer (Berrett-Koehler, 2009 / 2nd ed. 2016)

COMPLEXITY & CHAOS SCIENCE

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Seven Life Lessons of Chaos: Spiritual Wisdom from the Science of Change John Briggs & F. David Peat (HarperCollins, 1999)

EVOLUTIONARY & SOCIAL BIOLOGY

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The Social Conquest of Earth Edward O. Wilson (Liveright, 2012)

KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION & ADJACENT SCIENCE

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Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge Edward O. Wilson (Knopf, 1998)

21

The Smart Swarm Peter Miller (Avery, 2010)

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Self-Organization in Biological Systems Camazine, Deneubourg, Franks, Sneyd, Theraulaz & Bonabeau (Princeton, 2001)