The Emergence Machine

Positioning

abstract · Business · Level 13 · E9

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Emergence definition

The deliberate placement of a product, service, or brand within a market or industry to occupy a specific niche or competitive space over time, which builds upon the understanding of system, market, process, and action, and is shaped by the concept of brand as a distinctive identity.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
positioning
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L3L2L1L0PositioningMarketProductionBrandPrincipalSystemCausalityCellMaterial… intermediate l…ProcessFormInformationLifeActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDeploymentL14ParkingL14SitL14PositioningL13ActionL1ProcessL2SystemL3BrandL10MarketL12E1 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 positioning
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    positioning requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    positioning requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Brand L10 (requires)
    Positioning: The deliberate placement of a product, service, or brand within a market or industry to occupy a specific niche or competitive space over time.
  • Market L12 (requires) Work/Occupation sense
    Positioning: The deliberate placement of a product, service, or brand within a market or industry to occupy a specific niche or competitive space over time.

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