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# Emergence

In the middle of the map lies the epicenter of progress.

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We enter it whenever we create or reform the order of things.

<related-reading title="Further reading">

- [@link(open=reference) Relational Emergence](/concepts/relational-emergence/index.md)
- [@link(open=reference) Conceptual Emergence](/concepts/conceptual-emergence/index.md)
- [Welcome to Cultureland](/essays/welcome-to-cultureland)
- [Welcome to Innovationland](/essays/welcome-to-innovationland)

- [In the Guide](../../index.md#emergent-affinity)

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