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A hetaerarchy is a network of elements sharing common goals in which each element shares the same "horizontal" position of power and authority, each having an equal vote. A hetaerarchy may be independent or at some level in a hierarchy. Each level in a hierarchical system is composed of a hetaerarchy which contains its constituent elements.

Both a hierarchy and a hetaerarchy are systems in which multiple dynamic power structures govern the actions of the system. They represent different types of network (mathematics) structures that allow differing degrees of connectivity. In a hierarchy every node (networking) is connected to at most one parent node and zero or more child nodes. In a heterarchy, however, a node can be connected to any of its surrounding nodes without needing to go through or get permission from some other node.

Socially, a hetaerarchy distributes privilege and decision-making among participants, while a hierarchy assigns more power and privilege to the members high in the structure.

A hetaerarchical structure processes more information more effectively than hierarchical design. An example of the potential effectiveness of heterarchy would be the rapid growth of the heterarchical Wikipedia project in comparison with the failed growth of the Nupedia project. Heterarchy increasingly trumps hierarchy as complexity and rate of change increase.

A hetaerarchical network could be used to describe neuron connections or democracy, although there are clearly hierarchical elements in both.

The term hetaerarchy is used in conjunction with the concepts of holon (philosophy)s and holarchy to describe individual systems at each level of a holarchy.

Hetaerarchy can be defined as an organizational form somewhere between hierarchy and network that provides horizontal links that permit different elements of an organization to cooperate whilst individually optimizing different success criteria. In an organizational context its beauty is the way in which it permits the legitimate valuation of multiple skills, types of knowledge or working styles without privileging one over the other. In an organizational context, heterarchy, responsible autonomy and hierarchy are combined under the umbrella term Triarchy.

This concept has also been applied to the field of archaeology, where it has enabled researchers to better understand social complexity. For further reading see the works of Carole Crumley.

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HETERARCHY a form of organization resembling a network or fishnet. Authority is determined by knowledge and function. See hierarchy. (Umpleby)

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