Metaphors for self-regulating social systems

Interesting indeed. Scoble's metaphor of a flexible membrane that divides an organisation from the outside world clearly has strong resonances with my analogy of phase-locking behaviour in social and cyber-social interactions. In each case, a properly-functioning organic feedback system is posited as necessary for the healthy self-regulation of social systems.

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