Network Paradigm

Follow along with the course eBook: https://systemsinnovation.io/books/ Take the full course: https://systemsinnovation.io/courses/ Twitter: http://bit.ly/2JuNmXX LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/2YCP2U6 In this first module we kick the course off with a discussion on networks by looking at what we call the network paradigm, a paradigm is the set of methods and assumptions underlying a particular scientific domain as such it constitutes a whole way seeing the world. Transcription: In this first section we are going to talk about what we might call the network paradigm, all models and theories are like windows onto the world, none of them are perfect they all enable us to see some things but also inhibit us from seeing others and more importantly they all rest upon some set of assumptions. This set of methods and assumptions that support a particular scientific domain is called a paradigm. So before we start to get into the technical side of network theory we want to make you aware of some o