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Table 1 Characteristics of complex adaptive systems abstracted

From: Organizational interventions employing principles of complexity science have improved outcomes for patients with Type II diabetes

Characteristic

Definition

Agents who learn

People can and will process information, as well as react to changes in information

Interconnections

Change in pattern of interactions, including non-verbal communication, among agents Introducing new agents into the system.

Self-organization

Order is created in a system without explicit hierarchical direction

Co-evolution

The system and the environment influence each other's development

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