32 Of Heterogeneity and Coupling Strength

Heterogeneity and coupling strength are complementary aspects at the very core of Coordination Dynamics (CD). The complementary nature of heterogeneity~coupling strength directly affects and shapes the universal self-organizing behavior of dynamic patterns. This squiggle is so fundamental to the CD paradigm that each aspect is included as a term in the Coordination Law equation. How fundamental? Well, without some heterogeneity or differences between individual coordinating elements (components, parts, processes, impulses, desires, etc.) there can be no metastability, no metastable mode—no squiggle sense. And without any coupling between individual coordinating elements, there can be no coordination at all!