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C011 — Complex inter-level relations are heterarchical

Claim: Inter-level influence in complex systems is bidirectional and recursive (heterarchy); pure one-way hierarchy misdescribes how constraints operate across scales.
Status: solid · Confidence: high (esp. talks) · Module: M06

Plain-language restatement

Tops constrain bottoms and bottoms enable tops — it’s loops across levels, not a one-way chain of command.

Example

Team culture shapes individual behavior; individuals’ couplings reshape culture — neither is only “higher.”

Concepts

Source anchors

  • REPORT §6.1
  • Talks/clips: AIlSGHivdgE, TyVQqFGfyLo, WmtjQZCIsqY