C7. System Level: Harmony

Sy: haRmony IN: to each other, to future generations as well as to all other living things. Harmony is a measure of tension inside of the system, when it is low, there’s a chance for internal collapse through revolution or strife. Harmony touches on the fundamentals of human interaction, and provides the base motivation and conditions for people to want to be part of a system, to make it successful, and thrive in it. In evaluating Harmony, basic human rights come first, which is still a challenge in any global supply chain in the world today. For more complex social and interpersonal evaluations of Harmony, we can use areas of study such as ethics to help, including deontology and consequentialism. )6D 3!4* : haRmony !/((M 1 IN: haRmony

From the SiD Book

The harmony set: PEAIE PEAIE are the five main network parameters that inform Harmony. These allow you to investigate to what degree the system has internal tension, or equilibrium within itself. These are the balance between peace and war, orderly and disorderly society, and pressure towards revolution and rioting. These are the hardest to quantify of the three sets, and the most influenced by social science. The PEAIE set consists of the following: Power Balance Expression Access Inclusion Equity Common Network parameters It’s interesting to note that several network parameters are much more commonly used than others. ‘Diversity’, for example, has been used for decades as a field of exploration in the social sciences. Because it is an existing and widespread field of research, the knowle...