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difference [3] novelty [4] micro-diversity [5] causality [6] feedback-based adaptive technologies [7] rationalist technologies [8] mechanisms of variation [9] unjustified variation [10]

Definition

For new patterns to emerge in organization, there must be a source for variation -- a difference from what already exists.

In the case of transformative causality, variation is the result of micro-diversity in interaction of organization members.

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[1] https://managingresearchlibrary.org/knowledge/blog/lexicon [2] https://managingresearchlibrary.org/about [3] https://managingresearchlibrary.org/glossary/difference [4] https://managingresearchlibrary.org/glossary/novelty [5] https://managingresearchlibrary.org/glossary/micro-diversity [6] https://managingresearchlibrary.org/glossary/causality [7] https://managingresearchlibrary.org/glossary/feedback-based-adaptive-technologies [8] https://managingresearchlibrary.org/glossary/rationalist-technologies [9] https://managingresearchlibrary.org/glossary/mechanisms-of-variation [10] https://managingresearchlibrary.org/glossary/unjustified-variation