Q-expansion Structures

Generation

Q-Hierarchies, are derived from a Q-expansion of a Principal Typology. It is the most captivating and complex form within THEE. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, Q-Hierarchies are surprisingly obscure and difficult to discover and formulate. While hierarchies are not new in the literature, the Q-pattern has never been described before (to my knowledge).

Step 1:

Apply a Modal Hierarchy to convert a 7-level Principal Typology Hierarchy to a 28-level hierarchy of Types. The Modal Hierarchy is a set of 4 hierarchically ordered Styles relevant to operating each Type in the Principal Typology.

Each Typology appears to have its own distinctive Modal Hierarchy, and several have been provisionally named.

Step 2:

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Form a set of Q-domains by taking all 4 Levels of one Type together with the lower 3 Levels of the next higher Type. The arrangement is cyclic. So the 7^th combination requires 4 Levels from Type 7 to combine with the lower 3 Levels from Type 1. As a result, L5, L6, L7 of a lower Q-domain Hierarchy becomes L1, L2 & L3 respectively of the next higher Q-domain Hierarchy.

The result is:

• Qt: Subsidiary Typology of 7 Types/Levels.
  

• QC: Q-Spiral—a growth trajectory that follows the Subsidiary Typology order.

  Note: No re-ordering, as required when Principal Typologies generate Spirals.

• QH: Q-Hierarchy—the 7-level holistic hierarchy.
• QsH: Q-Structural Hierarchy.
• QHK & QsHK: Application of dynamic dualities to form Trees.

49 Q-Hierarchies (and equal numbers of the associated forms) probably exist from the Primary Hierarchies. The number is only probable because … just three of these have been developed in detail and sufficiently validated. It is assumed provisionally that the Root Typology lacks this expansion.

Levels in Q-Hierarchies (as discovered to this point) appear to possess a surprisingly intense identity-defining quality for a person. They seem to reflect powerful inner states determining the way that we live, work and relate. Exactly why this should be so is a subject for investigation in the Architecture Room.

Examples

• The Framework for Prosperity-PH'6Qt4 sits within a Q-expansion of the PH'6-ethical choice approaches.

State of Development

PH'6-Qt4 has been clarified as Approaches to Interacting for Benefit. Applications have been produced for -QC (Career Development; Commercial Ethos) and -QHK (Cooperating for Results; Marketing Strategies). The underlying person-oriented Frameworks for -QC, -QH, & -QsH are currently being investigated.

• The Framework for Work-Responsibility in conventional organizations is an extensively developed and applied Q-structure, with the formula: PH'5-QH2. It is found within the Work & its Organisation Satellite. Discovery was enabled by the pioneering work of Elliott Jaques.

Other PH'5-Q• Frameworks have been investigated, especially PH'5-Q•3 dealing with new economy businesses, academic disciplines and organisation of research work.

See the currently conjectured Q-expansion.

State of Development

PH'5-Q•2 has been developed as:
-Qt: Methods of managing work
-QC: Strengthening management of work
-QH: Structuring organizations
-QHK: Accountability dynamics in organizations
-QsH: Organising management
-QsHK: Participation and socio-emotional states

Originally posted: August 2009; Last updated 2-Feb-2014.

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