Thresholds and breakpoints in ecosystems with a multiplicity of stable states.¶
May, R. M. (1977). Thresholds and breakpoints in ecosystems with a multiplicity of stable states. Nature, 269(5628), 471-477.
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Primes¶
- Attractor Selection and Basin Control
- If it is in a different basin, large interventions (leadership replacement, structural redesign) are necessary, a threshold-versus-incremental distinction May (1977) formalized in his analysis of thresholds and breakpoints in ecosystems with a multiplicity of stable states.
This sourceFormalizes the distinction between within-basin (incremental) and across-basin (threshold-crossing) change in systems with multiple equilibria — the incremental-vs-threshold distinction the prime applies to change management. SUPPORTS marker 060.
- If it is in a different basin, large interventions (leadership replacement, structural redesign) are necessary, a threshold-versus-incremental distinction May (1977) formalized in his analysis of thresholds and breakpoints in ecosystems with a multiplicity of stable states.
- Regime Change
- A core function of the regime change concept is to separate discontinuous shifts in governing dynamics from incremental adjustment within a fixed rule-set and from transient perturbations mistaken for structural change, a distinction May (1977) drew sharply in his foundational analysis of thresholds and breakpoints in ecosystems with multiple stable states.
This sourceFormalizes the distinction between within-basin (incremental) interventions and across-basin (threshold-crossing) interventions in ecological systems with multiple attractors, transferable to organizational change management.
- A core function of the regime change concept is to separate discontinuous shifts in governing dynamics from incremental adjustment within a fixed rule-set and from transient perturbations mistaken for structural change, a distinction May (1977) drew sharply in his foundational analysis of thresholds and breakpoints in ecosystems with multiple stable states.
- Tipping Points (or Phase Transitions)
- This structure applies to COVID-19 pandemic dynamics, measles re-emergence, and emerging pathogen spillover.
This sourceFormalizes the distinction between within-basin (incremental) interventions and across-basin (threshold-crossing) interventions in ecological systems with multiple attractors, transferable to organizational change management.
- This structure applies to COVID-19 pandemic dynamics, measles re-emergence, and emerging pathogen spillover.
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