Organic (model)

Organic describes forms, methods and patterns found in living systems such as the organisation of cells, to populations, communities, and ecosystems.[1]

Typically organic models stress the interdependence of the component parts, as well as their differentiation. Other properties of organic models include:

  • the growth, life or development cycle
  • the ability to adapt, learn, and evolve
  • emergent behaviour or emergent properties
  • steady change or growth, as opposed to instant change
  • regulatory feedback
  • composed of heterogeneous (diverse) parts

Organic models are used especially in the design of artificial systems, and the description of social systems and constructs.

  1. ^ Barbieri, Marcello (2003). The Organic Codes: An Introduction to Semantic Biology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-53100-9.