Exploring the feelings behind the worldview theme--another project WORLDVIEW theme song...
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song
for theme #13: Dancing With Systems “Dancing
With Systems” by Stephen P. Cook to be sung to the tune of “Under the Boardwalk” by Arthur Resnick & Kenny Young / The Drifters |
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When you’re modeling something Trying to give virtual life Reduction analysis1 Cutting the whole with a knife Dancing with systems Model complexity Writing computer code Where I wanna be Dancing with systems Data jumping through hoops Dancing with systems Mapping feedback loops Dancing with systems Flowchart branching like trees Dancing with systems Emergent properties2 Dancing with systems, systems Getting lower level function Down pat is a must So higher level output Prediction you can trust3 Dancing with systems Avoiding trash in, trash out Testing, refining, learning Giving models more clout |
Dancing with systems Data jumping through hoops Dancing with systems Mapping feedback loops Dancing with systems Flowchart branching like trees Dancing with systems Toward a future we see3 Dancing with systems, systems Modeling social systems For the good of the whole Deep understanding From synthesis, that’s our goal Dancing with systems Showing engineers care Respecting human values With algorithm4 not prayer Dancing with systems Data jumping through hoops Dancing with systems Mapping feedback loops Dancing with systems Flowchart branching like trees Dancing with systems Toward a future we see Dancing with systems, systems |
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SONG—NOTES
/ COMMENTS 1—Refers
to breaking something complex into
smaller, more manageable parts, and studying those. (The opposite of wholism.) 2—These
can unexpectedly emerge —newly
revealed—when higher levels of
complexity are investigated. 3—In
general, says Donella Meadows, “The future can’t be predicted, but
it can be envisioned and brought lovingly into being.” 4—
An algorithm is a
problem solving procedure or method that is known to eventually give a
solution. Comment:
This theme, unlike an
engineering mentality that views society in terms of individuals acting
like cogs in a machine, recognizes individuals have feelings.
It’s built on “dancing” not “rationally controlling.” |
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the above song is part of The Worldview Theme Song Book: Exploring the Feelings Behind Worldviews--click here for more information
Musicians--We'd love it if you perform this song! Please contact us!