Self-organization

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organization#Self-organization_in_physics
http://books.google.com/books?id=zMgyNN6Ufj0C&source=gbs_similarbooks
Is self-organizing used in the pattern with a purpose(design) or pattern without a purpose sense. Is there any encoding/decoding mechanism as per Gitt information theory.
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AntonioLima
Pattern or design
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