Lasikierre

Lasikierre is a fictional term used in speculative fiction and world-building to describe a self-organizing, adaptive protocol for coordinating distributed agents in digital environments. It is not a real technology and has no formal implementation outside of its fictional contexts.

Origin and etymology: The coinage appears in the science fiction corpus of author Mara T. Elen, who first employed lasikierre in the 2140s to refer to a governance framework for autonomous networks. The name is treated as a neologism without a single fixed etymology, intended to evoke weaving and circular motion.

Concept and characteristics: Lasikierre envisions a mesh of autonomous agents that communicate locally and adjust roles through simple rules and reputational signals. It is described as scalable, resilient, and capable of emergent coordination without central control, relying on local validation, adaptive topology, and participation consent.

In fiction and analysis: The term appears in several novels and critical essays about distributed systems and narrative design. Proponents argue it provides a useful metaphor for balancing autonomy and cooperation, while critics caution that its abstraction may obscure practical engineering details.

See also: swarm intelligence; distributed systems; autopoiesis; emergent behavior.