The Emergence Machine

Staff

abstract · Work/Occupation · Level 8 · E10

E10Institutions

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

A staff is a collection of people, each of whom is a person with a body and a set of patterns that govern their behavior, working together in an organization.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
staff
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0StaffPersonBodyAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesLedger LineL9ProfessorL9FacultyL10BarlineL11ClefL13StaffL8PatternL0PersonL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    The employees or workforce of an organization, or the administrative process of managing personnel.
  • Person L7 (requires)
    A staff member is a person employed in an organization

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