Abstract Organization

Roles: structure, component, foundation, layer, hierarchy, coherence, arrangement, integration

The domain of how parts are arranged into wholes: organizational charts, system architectures, management hierarchies, taxonomies, and any abstract structure where components occupy positions relative to one another. Key logic: structures can be top-down or bottom-up, components can be load-bearing or peripheral, layers can be added or removed, and the whole can be coherent or fragmented. Distinct from architecture-and-building (which emphasizes physical construction) — this frame covers the abstract relational patterns that result from organizing.

Applied To This Frame (5)

• carpentry → Dovetail
• carpentry → Framework
• carpentry → Mortise and Tenon
• architecture-and-building → Organization Is Physical Structure
• agriculture → Silo