What shapes a system is the sustained interaction among its constituent agents in encounter with the environment.- Most phenomena and concepts manifest in the form of a system—from an atom to galactic clusters, from the concept of a single word to an entire book.
- The convergence of a system's internal agents results from a form of interconnected, chain-like interactions among them, placing their greater stability and constancy on a unified path. This is a phenomenon that leads to a distinct and unique behavior in encounter with external agents, paving the way for more comprehensive and effective interactions with the environment.
- The embodiment and formation of material systems is the manifestation of the interactive nature of intelligence.
- The phenomenon of interaction is inherently intelligent.
- There is no such thing as a non-intelligent natural system. We are faced with varying degrees of intelligence.
- The phenomenon of intelligence arises within a system, which is a collection of diverse agents. No single agent, in isolation, carries intelligence. Rather, it achieves such expression through effective connection with other agents.
- An intelligent system has a tendency to expand and extend itself through interaction and effective connection with other intelligent agents and systems.
- The complexity and scope of a system are directly related to its degree of intelligence.
- The intelligence and processing power of a system are directly related to its interactive capacities.
- Intelligence is the agent that directs interactions toward achieving greater stability and constancy in processes and connections through environmental interactions. Thus, the intelligence of systems results from the connection of internal agents in sustained interactions, under the influence of other environmental agents and systems.
- Life is the manifestation of an intelligent system's agency, and agency itself is merely one of the possible outcomes of an intelligent system's development. The degree of agency is directly related to the system's intelligence, and its boundaries depend on its interacting party.
Systemic Intelligence [2]
This paper is part of a conceptual trilogy on systemic thought:
Dimensions of Interaction (the process)
Systemic Intelligence (the structure)
Systemic Consciousness (the emergent outcome)
Pubblicato il 26 febbraio 2026