The portmanteau chaordic is used in some philosophies to refer to a system that is simultaneously chaotic and ordered. The term was coined by Dee Hock. A portmanteau (plural: portmanteaux) is a word that is formed by combining both sounds and meanings from two or more words. ... These five broad types of question are called analytical or logical, epistemological, ethical, metaphysical, and aesthetic respectively. ... A system is an assemblage of inter-related elements comprising a unified whole. ... In mathematics and physics, chaos theory deals with the behavior of certain nonlinear dynamical systems that (under certain conditions) exhibit the phenomenon known as chaos, most famously characterised by sensitivity to initial conditions (see [some dumb stuff])As a result of this sensitivity, the observed behavior of physical systems that... Dee Hock is the founder and former CEO of the VISA credit card company. ...

The combination of chaos and order is typically described as a harmonious coexistence displaying characteristics of both, with neither chaotic nor ordered behavior dominating. Some people hold that nature is largely organized in such a manner; in particular, living organisms and the evolutionary process by which they arose are often described by adherents to such a philosophy as chaordic in nature. Chaordic systems have also been proposed as a possible approach to consensus decision-making that would be neither hierarchical nor anarchic. The deepest visible-light image of the universe, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. ... In biology and ecology, an organism (in Greek organon = instrument) is an assembly of organs that influence each other in such a way that they function as a more or less stable whole and have properties of life. ... Charles Darwin, father of the theory of evolution by natural selection. ... Consensus decision-making is a decision process that not only seeks the agreement of most participants, but also to resolve or mitigate the objections of the minority to achieve the most agreeable decision. ... A hierarchy (in Greek hieros, sacred, and arkho, rule) is a system of ranking and organizing things or people. ... Anarchy can refer to several different things: The word anarchy, referring to an absence of government. ...

See also

• Taoism

The Yin-Yang or Taiji diagram, often used as a symbol in Taoism. ...

External links

• Collective Chaordic Spirit, a research project studying chaordic organizations around the world.
• Chaordic Commons
• A Chaordic projects Wiki
• Identity Commons

Reference

• Dee Hock, Birth of the Chaordic Age (ISBN 1576750744)