Maurício Vieira Kritz

Proceedings of the 28th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2024, pp. 274-278 (2024); https://doi.org/10.54808/WMSCI2024.01.274

Maurício Vieira Kritz
Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK / National Laboratory for Scientific Computing and Knowledge Diffusion Multi-institutional, Multi-disciplinary Graduate Program, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cite this paper as:
Vieira Kritz, M. (2024). Communication, Messages, Dialogues. In N. Callaos, E. Gaile-Sarkane, N. Lace, B. Sánchez, M. Savoie (Eds.), Proceedings of the 28th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2024, pp. 274-278. International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics. https://doi.org/10.54808/WMSCI2024.01.274

Communication is a cornerstone any social enterprise where knowledge is created and collectively cultivated, like it happens in science and culture. It is also the backbone of social systems or organisations that curate, maintain, and propagate knowledge. However, communication is presently an overloaded concept. This word refers to communication between human beings, as well as, to mass communication, communication with and between machines, among animals and plants. The present text describes yet another effort to better understand what communication is, whether it is an artificial product or a natural phenomenon, and what is its role in learning and knowledge construction, including non-human situations. Grounded on previous work that highlighted the importance of considering Shannon-Weaver channels as an artefact supporting interactions, I particularly examine the role of messages exchanged through a SW channel during communications. I also emphasise the relevance of fathoming the role of the message-set as well as how it is affected by learning, cross-disciplinary communication, and non-spontaneous multi-disciplinary collaborations.