Investigation of a Pattern in Structural Hierarchies

The New Pattern

In the investigation of a framework for Clarifying Social Compatibility, a Spiral-derived Structural Hierarchy in the Change Domain, a particular pattern of groupings emerged.

The pattern is provisionally formulated as follows:

  • CG1 is private

  • CG2 is public

  • CG3 is public

  • CG4 is private

  • CG5 is private

  • CG6 is public

  • CG7 is public

See details here.

This pattern is sufficiently striking to warrant a check whether it is general or just a peculiarity of the Change Domain. Based on past experience with THEE, it will represent a general finding of some sort.

The pattern has two features:

a) General: A BB AA BB
b) Specific: A is Private-Personal, B is Public-Social.

To determine whether the pattern is general and how it is to be characterized, four classes of structural hierarchy must be addressed:

  • Fundamental: Primary & Root Structural Hierarchies: 8 frameworks.
  • Tertiary Structural Hierarchies. Number uncertain.
  • Spiral-derived Structural Hierarchies: 8 frameworks.
  • Q-complex Structural Hierarchies: 49 frameworks.

The first class to examine is Spiral-derived structural hierarchies because this is the class of the putative discovery. If the pattern does not generalize in some fashion there, then it will most likely not generalize more widely.

Spiral-derived Structural Hierarchies

Two other Spiral-derived structural hierarchies have been developed in detail to date and are expected to provide confirmation and possibly suggest a generalized naming of the principle. The others have only been provisionally developed and are likely to contain too many errors to provide reliable evidence.

PH'1CsH: Expectations of Employment

Full details are provided here.

PH'6CsH: Political Life in Society

Full details are provided here.

Provisional Formulations

ClosedSee outlines in the Taxonomy Notes

PH'2CsH: See Taxonomy Notes.

PH'4CsH: See Taxonomy Notes.

PH'5CsH: See Taxonomy Notes.

PH'7CsH: See Taxonomy Notes.

RH'CsH: See Taxonomy Notes.

Other Classes of Structural Hierarchy

Fundamental Structural Hierarchies

Three have been worked out in detail:

PsH6-Realizing Values in Ch.10 & Ch.12 Working with Values.

PsH7-Attempting the Impossible: See.

RsH-Being Creative. See.

That should be enough to check the presence of a pattern. However, additional checks can be made using provisional formulations in the Taxonomy Notes.

See PsH1.
See PsH2.
See PsH3.
See PsH4.
See PsH5.

Tertiary Structural Hierarchies

RsH"-Producing Goodness. See.

Also in Taxonomy Notes:

PsH"6-Accommodating Ethical Authorities. See.

Q-Complex Structural Hierarchies

A few cases worked out in detail exist, mostly within the Association Arenas:

PH'5Q2CsH-Organisation of Management: See.

PH'5Q4CsH-Shaping a Societal Institution: See.

PH'5Q5CsH-Functioning of a School: See.

and also:

PH'6Q4CsH-Looking Out for Yourself. See.

That should be enough to check for the presence of a pattern. There are no provisionally formulated frameworks in this class.

Originally posted: 6-Nov-2026