C004 — Context changes what a system is
Claim: Context-sensitive constraint structure is constitutive of system identity and behavior; context is not optional decoration.
Status: solid · Confidence: high · Module: M04
Plain-language restatement
Change the couplings and history, and you may no longer have the “same” system doing the “same” thing.
Example
Identical ingredients and staff under different workflows, incentives, and tools yield different organizations.
Concepts
Source anchors
- CCE (title thesis; chs. 1–2, 5–6)
- REPORT §4.1–4.3
- Talks: BI 174
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