The Fishbowl

COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS

STEP 1
COMPLEX: a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts
ADAPTIVE: able to adjust to the conditions of a particular environment
SYSTEMS: regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole

STEP 2
WORD POOL
COMPLEX: complicated, convoluted, intricate, sophisticated, perplexing, involving
ADAPTIVE: conforming, developing, evolution, accommodating, flexible
SYSTEMS: processes, arrangements, engagements, circuits, structures, organizations.

STEP 3
RESTRUCTURING
COMPLEX: SOPHISTICATED - deprived of native or original simplicity: such as a highly complicated or developed or having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience
ADAPTIVE: FLEXIBLE - characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements
SYSTEMS: PROCESSES - a series of actions or operations conducing to an end

STEP 4
FELT EXPERIENCE
For me, the best way to derive a felt experience from this activity is to look back on my responsibilities at my internship this summer. I worked at a LTL cross-docking company, whose terminal processes are very SOPHISTICATED and need to be carefully aligned. In order to meet the needs of every department and customer we had, we had to be FLEXIBLE in our PROCESSES in order to adapt to our current situation and create the best possible solution.

5. 1/2/3 : 1/2/3 : 1/2/3
Carissa: conform/involved/organization
Ben: sophisticated/flexible/process
Jack: complicated/flexible/coordination

6. A/B
Conform: Comply with rules, standards, or laws
Coordination: Bring the different elements of (a complex activity or organization) into a harmonious or efficient relationship.

7: Word Pool
Conform: abide, obey, observe, follow, adhere to, follow convention, match
Coordination: harmonize, correlate, interrelate, synchronize

8: Structure
To truly synchronize, one must stringently obey the set laws and commands.

9. Felt Experience
When I was going through elementary school, it was hard to truly find an identity that reflected me and that I was comfortable being. Being that young, I was easily influenced by the opinions of my peers. Because of this, I stepped back and FOLLOWED CONVENTION, trying to MATCH the trends of everybody else. It was my attempt to CORRELATE myself to the overall group and gain a sense of security, but this also let me push aside some of the more true elements of my character.

10: 1/2/3 : 1/2/3 : 1/2/3
IDENTITY, INFLUENCED, CHARACTER

11: Final Paragraph
Breaking down this word structure has lead me onto a different path on the pursuit of knowledge, one that breaks down barriers and promotes discovery. I can have multiple different interpretations and takeaways from a single concept, a very interesting dichotomy.