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`Warren_Sturgis_McCulloch` · `William_Grey_Walter` · `World-systems_theory` ## From the Real GENERATIVE library ![Conversation theory](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Derivation1.png/228px-Derivation1.png) *Conversation theory — placed from the Real G.E.N.E.R.A.T.I.V.E. course library (Information room). Source: Wikimedia Commons (via Wikipedia article media). [Details & license](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Derivation1.png).* > Collective intelligence Collective action Self-organized criticality Herd mentality Phase transition Agent-based modelling Synchronization Ant colony optimization Particle swarm optimization Swarm behaviour ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversation_theory))  > Summary stub · part of Systems Science · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversation_theory) ## Summary [[Collective_intelligence|Collective intelligence]] [[Collective_action|Collective action]] [[Self-organized_criticality|Self-organized criticality]] [[Herd_mentality|Herd mentality]] [[Phase_transition|Phase transition]] Agent-based modelling [[Synchronization]] Ant colony optimization [[Particle_swarm_optimization|Particle swarm optimization]] [[Swarm_behaviour|Swarm behaviour]]. ## Key points - Collective intelligence Collective action Self-organized criticality Herd mentality Phase transition Agent-based modelling Synchronization Ant colony optimization Particle swarm optimization Swarm behaviour - Related to systems science as a key concept or application ## Relation to Systems Science Conversation theory is a central modeling and simulation approach in systems science research. ## Sources - [Conversation theory — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversation_theory) Back to Systems Science ---  ## Semiotic profile > *The semiotic universals this article invokes, machine-derived from the crossref — **unverified** (born so). Populated 2026-07-06 for the Systems room.* **Universals (5):** 🟢 emergence (8) · 🟡 science (6) · 🟡 system (6) · 🟢 optimization (6) · 🟢 phase transition (2) **Enter by sign:** Systems Semiotic Gateway · Alphabetum · Icon Registry · ← Systems Portal   ## Wikipedia : Wikitube **Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversation_theory) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Conversation_theory) ## Previous hub tags Tree parents: [[Complex_system]] · [[Control_theory]] · [[Cybernetics]] · [[Decision_theory]] · [[Emergence]] · [[Feedback]] · [[Information_theory]] · [[Self-organization]] · [[Systems_science]] · [[Systems_theory]]. Legacy hubs: none. --- *Sources: 1 legacy note. Minted wave 1, 2026-07-30 (v1.6 order).*