Evolutionary Computation As A Form Of Organization

Traditional areas of application of genetic algorithms (GA) are engineering and technology. Success of genetic algorithms there is well known. This paper explores the use of genetic algorithms as models to influence the design of organization. In particular, we outline the concept of evolutionary organization process based on two recent cases: the Teamwork for a Quality Education (TQE) and Free Knowledge Exchange (FKE) projects. The distinguishing feature of both projects is that computational evolutionary processes influence the organizational environment, providing the structure of interactions of people and facilitating their communication. In both cases, the organizational structure and people become directly involved into the evolutionary process integrating the power of evolutionary computation with the competence of participating human beings.