Presentation to INCOSE 2007 A meta-systems primer. See http://holonomic.net

1. Exploring Intelligent Enterprise System Limitations Kent D. Palmer INCOSE 2007 070625 [email_address] http://archonic.net http://holonomic.net

3. Two different Schemas Meta-System ≠ System of Systems System (Super-system) Sub-system

4. System and Meta-system Formalization Turning Machine Representation System dynamics with negative feedback “ Application” Normal Turing Machine System System dynamics with positive feedback “ Operating System” Universal Turing Machine Meta-system

6. Nested Systems and Meta-systems Russian Dolls: Shells are systems Spaces are meta-systems

7. Meta-system Characteristics + Positive Feedback + - Positive Feedback - SYSTEM Negative feedback loop Singularity > Folds continuity and discontinuity

8. Meta-System Partitions System Anti-System Origin Sink Source Boundary Horizon ARENA

10. Open-Scape HORIZON G G G G SCAPE No movement One point of view PG

11. Gestalt vs Flow Figure Reference in background Flowing In Foreground Background foreground

12. Proto-gestalt / Proto-flow G G G G PG F F F F PF Static-dynamic Dynamic-Static view view view view

13. Complex systems do not capture the concept of the meta-system Systems Theory Complex Systems Complex Adaptive Systems Chaotic Systems Meta-systems Theory Complex Meta-systems Complex Adaptive Meta-systems Chaotic Meta-systems

14. SE should be grounded on Systems Theory Systems Engineering Discipline Systems Theory

15. Dual Disciplines Systems Engineering Discipline Systems Theory Meta-systems Engineering Discipline Meta-systems Theory

16. Hierarchy of Schemas Pluriverse Kosmos World Domain Meta-system Reflexive social Autopoietic Symbiotic Dissipative Ordering System Form Pattern Monad Facet

17. Holonomic Systems Meta-system = Whole less than the sum of its parts Reflexive Autopoietic Dissipative System = Whole greater than sum of is parts Special System = Whole equal to sum of parts

18. Emergent Engineering EXECSS LACK Produces Emergence or De-emergence Regardless of Schema

19. Emergent Meta-system Reflexive Autopoietic Dissipative Meta-system Emergence Sedenion Algebra Zero Divisors Octonion Algebra Quaternion Algebra Complex Algebra System Real Algebra <<lost conjugate << lost commutative << lost associative << lost division