Institutional Cognition

Shared Words Can Hide Different Meanings

Shared Words Can Hide Different Meanings

Institutions often assume that communication becomes easier once everyone is using the same vocabulary. Common terminology appears to reduce ambiguity, support coordination and create a shared language through which different…
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When the Map Becomes the Territory

When the Map Becomes the Territory

Every institution needs simplified representations of the world in order to act. It needs categories that distinguish one situation from another, indicators that compress complex conditions into observable signals, maps…
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