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Self-organization and hierarchy
ConceptSystems can develop new organization within interacting levels.
Explanation or usage
Self-organization creates new patterns, structures or capabilities through the system's own interactions. Hierarchy groups interacting subsystems into larger systems and can help coordinate specialized local activity. A productive hierarchy supports subsystem function rather than requiring every local action to be dictated centrally.
Common misunderstandings
Hierarchy and self-organization require every detail to be centrally planned.
In Thinking in systems
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Chapter 3 topic context: distinguish adaptation from rigid central micromanagement.