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How does the system know which way to go?

Foundational question about the mechanism by which morphogenetic systems maintain coherence and purposeful adaptation without centralized blueprint.

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Sustainability and Morphogenesis: The Birth of a Living World

(2004) · Alexander, Christopher

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Morphogenesis is of the essence in achieving beauty, adaptive resources, and internal organization.
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States that only morphogenesis can deliver the full set of qualities needed in the built environment.

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Morphogenesis
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Process by which cellular collectives generate large-scale structure and form; presented as a collective intelligence problem.

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