BA 30310 Quiz: Foresight Quiz 2 Part 6
Foresight Quiz #2
● Control-Based vs. Agent-Based Systems:
o A sste’s ehaior is a futio of its “TRUCTURE
o Can evolve from one type of structure to another
o can also be predominantly one structure over another
o can exhibit properties of both
o Control-Based Systems: CYBERNETIC
▪ Closed
▪ command and control
▪ rational and more predictable
▪ direct causal relations
▪ direct feedback
▪ explanation and prediction
▪ possibility of control
o Agent-Based Systems: COMPLEX-ADAPTIVE
▪ Open
▪ grassroots
▪ unpredictable
▪ no direct causality
▪ reciprocal feedback
▪ explanation but NOT prediction
▪ surprising, creating, and innovative
● Baseline Forecasts:
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