The Emergence Machine

Outsourcing

abstract · Business · Level 12 · E10

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Emergence definition

Outsourcing arises from the coordination of production, requiring the distribution of goods and services to a wider audience, facilitated by the abstraction of action, which enables the creation of processes that can be outsourced.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “outsourcing”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
outsourcing
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L2L1L0OutsourcingProductionPrincipalEconomy… intermediate l…ProcessFormLifeStructureActionDistributionChangeCollectionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesOutsourcingL12ActionL1DistributionL1ProcessL2ProductionL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of outsourcing
  • Distribution L1 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to outsourcing, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    outsourcing requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Production L11 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to outsourcing, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.