Complex Systems

Question 1

Common Properties of Complex Systems

Answer 1

1.Made of multiple simple components or agents. The components are thought of as simple
relative to the whole system
2. The interaction among components is typically non-linear
3. There is no central control
4. Complex collective or emergent behaviour
5. Some sort of signalling
6. Some sort of learning or adaptation or evolution

Question 2

What is emergent behaviour?

Answer 2

Emergent behaviour – Behaviour that cannot be determined from a system’s parts individually

Question 3

What is self organisation?

Answer 3

A process in which a pattern at the global level of a system emerges solely from numerous interactions
among the lower-level components of the system without external interventions.