To be clear, nemetics does not pretend to be a "new" idea. Merely a way to communicate between the silos of science and art. Following is a nice example of the power of design. Below is how the insights earned can be captured in "jargon" to be able to apply to other complex systems.
Step one is to watch this video
A neme is an acronym of Notice. Engage. Mull. Exchange. The contention is N.E.M.E. can capture the mechanisms of learning both for an individual and for an organization or community.
Neme Exchange indicates the exchange of information or objects. Markets consisting of exchange of products or services for time or money are said to be platforms for Neme Exchanges.
All exchanges happen within constraints. Formal markets move within Explicit Rules - laws. But every nEx ( neme exchange ) occurs within constraints. Some constraints are authentic. Many constraints are bullshit - in the sense of having outlived their usefullness.
The underlying principal is that complexity has a tendency to move to Free Neme Exchange within Authentic Constraints.
The situation described in the video is there exists a paradox between the food wasted and the need for food by children in the street. Among some this is a real problem that needs to and can be solved. The materials are in place. Hunger children. Excess food. One part of the problem is to make it easy to do the logistics of getting the right food to the right place at the right time.
The function of the sticker is to eliminate the wasted time in sorting the food. It cuts through the constraint of asking people to give time which must be devoted to the work of running a food establishment. Simply putting on the sticker makes it fast and easy. It has radically changed the Time constraint so that food to children ( a neme exchange ) can move with less friction.
Personally, I use the term "gene" for this concept. It's equivalent to the older concept of the "mneme". Using "DNA genes" is a bit clunky, but it's probably better than attempting to establish entirely new terminology. More info at this web site.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of a Neme Exchange, especially the thought of a Neme Mart or Market where all artifacts can be virtually viewed and sorted. It is also a great example of working outside the box, and making connections externally and free from unnecessary constraint. In fact the very opposite of Frederick Taylor's outworn industrial model where you only look within and continually measure to optimize the internal processes.
ReplyDeleteNice point about "Frederick Taylor's outworn industrial model where you only look within and continually measure to optimize the internal processes." I hadn't made that connection to nemetics.
ReplyDeleteThere is an educational movement from Barcelona ( probably lots of other places too ) they call connectivism.
On twitter if you follow @ newsneus she is a great window into that discourse.
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