Materials for Two Theories: TIMN and STA:C

How and why four cardinal forms of organization — tribes, institutions, markets, networks (TIMN) — explain social evolution. How and why space-time-action cognitions (STA:C) explain people's mindsets.

Monday, February 20, 2023

Chapter 2. Backstory: From Cyberocracy To Networks To TIMN

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[In my original outline for How and Why Societies Evolve, Some Better than Others , this preliminary draft chapter was going to lay out the ...

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Re-Post of "Points To Ponder As We Move Ahead With TIMN — #1"

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[#12 in a chronological series meant to update this blog with write-ups I failed to post during 2021-2022.] Originally posted at Substac...

Re-Post of TIMN Draft "Chapter 1. Anticipating The Emergence Of Quadriform Societies"

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[#11 in a chronological series meant to update this blog with write-ups I failed to post during 2021-2022.] Originally posted at Substac...

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David Ronfeldt: Professional status: retired from RAND since 2008. Fields: first 20 years, U.S.-Latin American security issues (Mexico, Cuba); next 15 years, worldwide implications of the information revolution (cyberocracy, cyberwar, netwar, swarming, noopolitik, the nexus-state). Current goals: finish quadriform framework about social evolution (past, present, future); finish social cognition framework about people's space-time-agency orientations. Publications: mostly online at rand.org and firstmonday.org.

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