Principle
Progressive Connectivity
The property by which each new connection increases the intelligence of the whole, compounding value.
The Canon · Guiding Principles — The Cognitive Industrial Cluster
Connectivity increases through trust rather than obligation.
Participation by choice
Organizations participate at whatever level they choose. Some contribute only public information; others authorize selected internal data. Connectivity increases through trust rather than obligation — never through a requirement to surrender control.
Why connection compounds
Value compounds as connections accrue: each new relationship increases the intelligence of the whole. Because meaning emerges from the relationships among things rather than from things in isolation, connectivity is not a convenience but a genuine source of cognition.
Related Concepts
Applied In
Where this concept does concrete work across the architecture.