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Stigmergy – updated summary

March 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Updated conclusion from an earlier post.
Stigmergy is a class of behaviour in which collective activity is coordinated through the individuals’ response to and modification of their local environment—one agent’s modification becomes another’s cue .
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CONCLUSION (V2.0)
So, I have discovered a word (stigmergy) that has helped me find [...]

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Stigmergy – rss, ants, my brain and the Read/Write Web

March 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Stigmergy is a class of behaviour in which collective activity is coordinated through the individuals’ response to and modification of their local environment—one agent’s modification becomes another’s cue .
Just over three years ago I decided to leave a very comfortable 25year career in ICT to embark on an experiment in self directed learning, toward the [...]

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