The Emergence Machine

Organization

abstract · Sociology · Level 7 · E11

E11Organizations

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Organization arises from the coordination of behavior, requiring the presence of a group and cooperation.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “organization” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0OrganizationCooperationGroupBehaviorGoalObjectiveOrganismCausalityCellFormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAdministrationL8Agent BusinessL8AttorneyL8BuyerL8Cell TerroristL8OrganizationL7CooperationL6GroupL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cooperation L6 (requires)
    Organization requires understanding of cooperation as a foundational concept.
  • Group L6 (requires) Sociology sense
    Organization requires understanding of group as a foundational concept.

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