Stigmergy
DAOs resemble swarm intelligence in insect colonies.
Ant colonies make collective decisions without centralized command through stigmergy - individual ants leave pheromone trails that influence others' behavior. No ant plans colony strategy, yet coordinated collective behavior emerges.
Business Application of Stigmergy
DAOs resemble swarm intelligence in insect colonies. DAO participants vote based on local information and incentives, and collective decisions emerge without centralized planning - similar to how ant colonies coordinate through stigmergy.
Stigmergy Appears in 2 Chapters
Ant colonies make collective decisions without centralized command through stigmergy - pheromone trails that influence others' behavior without direct communication.
Stigmergy in distributed systems →Argentine ants demonstrate stigmergy in foraging - environmental traces guide collective optimization without any ant understanding the overall problem.
Stigmergy and emergence →