The Structure of Context

Oliver Ding
3 min readApr 20, 2020

Eight types of structures of context for Attachance

Last year I combined Attach and Chance and coined a new term Attachance. I am working on developing the Attachance idea.

The below is eight diagrams for discussing structure of context for Attachance.

Other as Context

a is an entity, b is another one entity. This structure means Other as Context. a a attaches to b, b detaches from a.

Network as Context

a is an entity. A is a network, B is another network. This structure means a detaches from network A and attaches to network B.

Reference:

Padgett used Network Folding to describe the novelty-making processes and identified eight network folding mechanisms.

The Emergence of Organizations and Markets (John F. Padgett, 2012. p.12)

Whole as Context

A is a whole, a is a part of the A. This structure means a detaches from A.

Circuit as Context

A is a Circuit, a is an entity and part of the A. This structure means a detaches from A.

Container as Context

a is an entity and B is a container. This structure means a attaches to B and detaches from B.

Chain as Context

a is an entity and A, B, C, D, E are events and form a chain. a is at the end of an event and the beginning of the next event.

Levels as Context

a is an entity and A, B, C are levels. This structure shows a detaches from A and attaches to B.

Dimensions as Context

a is an entity and A, B, C are dimensions. This structure shows a detaches from A and attaches to B.

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Oliver Ding

Founder of CALL(Creative Action Learning Lab), information architect, knowledge curator.