Jamal Aliyali,
System colony is an unusual concept which I will try to present a definition for – it might not be anything more than a guessing really – suitable for this new era we are entering due to recent global changes.
The definition of a system was presented in my previous article, “System (2)”, with a few examples, but the most important one is that of communication between systems. This communication needs more observation and research in different ways, on different levels. It has an essential role; to determine whether or not a single event increasing.
Studying a system is a suitable method of research, and a typical example of this is to study a living society. It does not matter if it is an ant society, of human societies; as long as it is living, it will be enough to observe its processes leading to change. Most people prefer to observe events which do not move with high velocity because they present the opportunity to perceive change within themselves.
System change happens only when the system itself declares other goals for its activities. If the relationship between parts of the system is moving with ease, it will not be difficult to change whatever the system will want to change. It will also require democratic relations on a democratic base within the system. I will not discuss democracy, or democratic bases, however I will talk about democratic relationships and how it will only come about on two conditions:
1) there must be a smaller system within the main one.
2) there must exist clear definitions of the smaller system(s) within the greater one.
These two conditions must be in function- not as a machine of perpetual motion- even when the smaller system is operating on its own, meaning that the smaller systems have their own purposes and requirements, and they will then continue to produce goods and services. It is a bit similar to the nucleus and the cell membrane in a cell.
Also, the ‘system’ gets another identity as a result of all the changes within it; it changes to another form, requiring another context. Imagine a big balloon as the main system, and a smaller balloon inside. They both have the same size and color, but different densities which is why the inner balloon does not completely affect the main system.
Similarly, a big system with smaller systems within, all with different densities would have a higher efficiency which means that overall resistance would be increased. Upon facing difficulties of different dimensions, it would be easier to cope with them and ultimately it would increase the lifespan of the main system. This idea has already been found and examined within various areas such as science, even on a military level where the armies have high capabilities of mobility. But the most interesting area which this idea has been applied to is our own, fragile human society. This structure of bigger and smaller systems cooperating and interacting with each other can be found in societies all over the world.
For the sake of simplicity, let us call this type of structure ‘System Colony’. The system colony contains smaller systems, acting together with high levels of independence, giving the entire system a higher capability to act. The smaller systems will have responsibilities and rights, and they will act if they are given the orders.
I will not discuss whether this new idea is correct or not, but I think that you may find reason to pay attention to events more carefully, as they happen. Maybe there are methods to study a system for understanding the communication between two or more system within the main system.
Change has always had its roots in events which occurred in the past, without us paying them any attention. It is more understandable if we do not name the events at all, but simply call the ‘change’. I will try to discuss the behavior of system colony as part of my next text.
Jamal Aliyali 12/11-2011