Introduction to Complex Adaptive System (CAS)
In the natural world around us, countless complex adaptive systems (CAS) thrive, such as an ant colony, a school of fish, and our very society. The benefits of applying an organization of CAS-like nature to tasks that humans encounter, regardless of field, is what led not only biologists but computer scientists, economists, and government officials alike to study and understand them. For any observed phenomenon, it needs to be properly defined before it can be studied. So, what is a CAS?
