Asygnosis and asygnotic networks
The purpose of this paper is to create a dialogue between disparate academic disciplines around the topics of decision making, human communication networks, and information exchange. The emergence of modern telecommunications, including social media, gaming platforms, and instant messaging has enabl...
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asygnosis réseau asygnodic terrorisme rationalité causalité contrôle organisationnel média social réseau de télécommunication prise de décision asygnosis asygnodic network terrorism rationality causality organizational control meme social media telecommunication network decision making Roche, Edward M. Blaine, Michael J. Asygnosis and asygnotic networks |
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The purpose of this paper is to create a dialogue between disparate academic disciplines around the topics of decision making, human communication networks, and information exchange. The emergence of modern telecommunications, including social media, gaming platforms, and instant messaging has enabled the emergence of massive online global communities numbering into the tens and hundreds of millions of persons regardless of culture and language capable of exchanging ideas, images, and impressions in real time. The unprecedented scope and scale of these networks challenges contemporary theories in management and decision making, political organization and governance of institutions, sociology, and communications. Our argument is that these theories are outdated and must be rethought. We propose a simple model, "asygnosis", in which decisions and strategies are the product of the continuous (non-discrete) flows of information, ideas and impressions (“memes”) along ever-changing communication pathways between individuals and/or machines. These networks reflect the undirected emergence, exchange and demise of knowledge that forms around a specific idea or activity. They challenge traditional assumptions about rationality, causality, and the use of organizational structures as control mechanisms which form the basis of most social, economic and political theories. After developing the concept in detail of asyngnosis and asyngnotic networks, we apply it to current issues including unpredictable events that takes place without direct control such as the rise of spontaneous terrorism, and other social and political phenomenon such as the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street. Finally, the paper suggests areas of future research in a number of disciplines that might help develop the concept further, test assumptions, and lead to new insights into this emerging phenomenon. |
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openedition-oai:revues.org:netcom_2186 https://doi.org/10.4000/netcom.2186 urn:doi:10.4000/netcom.2186 en https://journals.openedition.org/netcom/2186 2016-05-25T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/ij6y https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Asygnosis and asygnotic networks Netcom Netcom Association info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2431-210X info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0987-6014 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/netcom Roche, Edward M. Blaine, Michael J. asygnosis réseau asygnodic terrorisme rationalité causalité contrôle organisationnel média social réseau de télécommunication prise de décision asygnosis asygnodic network terrorism rationality causality organizational control meme social media telecommunication network decision making The purpose of this paper is to create a dialogue between disparate academic disciplines around the topics of decision making, human communication networks, and information exchange. The emergence of modern telecommunications, including social media, gaming platforms, and instant messaging has enabled the emergence of massive online global communities numbering into the tens and hundreds of millions of persons regardless of culture and language capable of exchanging ideas, images, and impressions in real time. The unprecedented scope and scale of these networks challenges contemporary theories in management and decision making, political organization and governance of institutions, sociology, and communications. Our argument is that these theories are outdated and must be rethought. We propose a simple model, "asygnosis", in which decisions and strategies are the product of the continuous (non-discrete) flows of information, ideas and impressions (“memes”) along ever-changing communication pathways between individuals and/or machines. These networks reflect the undirected emergence, exchange and demise of knowledge that forms around a specific idea or activity. They challenge traditional assumptions about rationality, causality, and the use of organizational structures as control mechanisms which form the basis of most social, economic and political theories. After developing the concept in detail of asyngnosis and asyngnotic networks, we apply it to current issues including unpredictable events that takes place without direct control such as the rise of spontaneous terrorism, and other social and political phenomenon such as the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street. Finally, the paper suggests areas of future research in a number of disciplines that might help develop the concept further, test assumptions, and lead to new insights into this emerging phenomenon. Le but de cet article est de créer un dialogue entre les disciplines disparates autour des thèmes variés : prise de décision, réseaux de communication humaine, échanges d’informations. L’émergence des télécommunications modernes, y compris les médias sociaux, les plateformes de jeux, et la messagerie instantanée a permis l’émergence de communautés mondiales en ligne, communautés réunissant des dizaines et des centaines de millions de personnes capables d’échanger des idées, des images et des impressions en temps réel. Cela indépendamment de leurs cultures et langues. L’ampleur sans précédent et l’échelle de ces réseaux défient les théories contemporaines en gestion, prise de décision, organisation politique, gouvernance des institutions, sociologie et communications. Nous soutenons que ces théories sont dépassées et doivent être repensées. Nous proposons un modèle simple, dit "asygnosis", dans lequel les décisions et les stratégies sont le produit du flux continu (non discret) d’informations, d’idées et d’impressions (« mèmes ») sur des réseaux de communication entre des individus et / ou des machines. Ces réseaux reflètent l’émergence d’une connaissance autour d’une idée ou une activité spécifique. Ils remettent en cause les hypothèses traditionnelles sur la rationalité, la causalité et l’utilisation des structures organisationnelles ; ils remettent en cause aussi les mécanismes de contrôle qui constituent la base de la plupart des théories sociales, économiques et politiques. Après avoir développé le concept de réseaux asyngnosis et asyngnotic, nous l’appliquons à des questions d’actualité, y compris des événements imprévisibles qui se déroule sans contrôle direct, comme la montée du terrorisme spontané, et d’autres phénomènes sociaux et politiques tels que le Printemps arabe et ’Occupy Wall Street’. Enfin, le document suggère des domaines de la recherche future dans un certain nombre de disciplines qui pourraient aider à développer le concept plus loin, les hypothèses de test, et conduire à de nouvelles connaissances sur ce phénomène émergent. |