The Background

The Unicist Research Institute is one of the few organizations in the world that research the roots of causality in adaptive systems and environments to understand their functionality, dynamics, and evolution. This elite group includes:

Max Planck Institute
The Harvard Causal Inference Center
The Norwegian Causation in Science Project
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Santa Fe Institute
Stanford Causal Science Center
The Unicist Research Institute

The Causal Approach

The first step in addressing causality is to understand how and why it operates in real-world scenarios. According to the Unicist functionalist approach, the adaptive nature of business systems underscores the importance of comprehending the underlying structures that manage and leverage root causes effectively. This understanding ensures that actions are purposeful, aligned, and conducive to sustainable growth. By focusing on binary actions, organizations of any kind can expand possibilities and secure results.

All entities in the universe that are part of a system have a purpose, an active function, and an energy conservation function. When things are part of a system, they are necessarily adaptive, which defines their functionalist principle. They adapt to the system they belong to.

There is an intrinsic functionalist principle that explains their inherent functionality and an extrinsic functionalist principle that explains their functionality within their environment.

When undertaking any action, two aspects must be considered: those that make an entity work and those that add value to the environment. These aspects are fundamentally different, and need to be defined.

In the real world, every action generates an opposite equivalent reaction, which, by nature, hinders evolution. However, adaptability works differently. This triadic structure establishes two distinct but synchronized actions. These actions, known as unicist binary actions, avoid generating reactions and instead drive evolution.

The first action expands possibilities, adds value, and generates results or reactions. The second action complements these reactions to produce results while preventing further reactions.

This principle of adaptability applies to all entities, from atoms to social evolution, and to all actions in everyday life.

Therefore, when undertaking any task, it is essential to understand its purpose, active function, and energy conservation function to ensure its effectiveness. Additionally, when focusing on its use value, it is equally important to identify its triadic structure.

Functionalist principles define the functionality and causality of things, and when something fails, the root causes of the problem always lie in its functionality.

Managing Causality Ensures Operationality

The goal of causality management is to ensure the operationality, functionality, and evolution of a function. Managing causality is essential when the operationality of functions needs to be ensured in the short or long term. This means the purpose of causality management is to ensure operationality.

This purpose is achieved through actions that address the “what for” of a function and is sustained by the functionalist principles that ensure its functionality. This defines the triadic structure of causality management:

1. Purpose: Ensure operationality in the short and long term.
2. Active Function: Develop the actions that support achieving the purpose.
3. Energy Conservation Function: Manage the functionality that underlies operationality to ensure the achievement of the purpose.

Ensuring the operationality of functions is only possible if root causes are properly addressed. This becomes particularly evident when automation of functions is implemented. Understanding the root causes of processes is essential to avoid merely automating existing operations without leveraging automation to establish optimized, adaptive processes.

The Basics: Understanding Causality

1. Access the list of examples of functionalist principles and binary actions you can find below.
   
   
2. Choose the example you understand best, and review the explanation of the functionalist principles and the binary actions that make it work. This will provide insight into the universal triadic structure of causality and how it operates.
   
   
3. Explore examples of actions in your personal life or activities and identify the binary actions that make them effective. Keep in mind that one action opens possibilities or adds value, representing the active function, while the other ensures results and represents the energy conservation function.
   
   
4. Define the triadic structure of the functionality of the examples you selected by identifying the implicit purpose that integrates both functions and explains the binary actions.
   
   
5. Try to improve the functionality of your actions while keeping in mind that the functionalist principles remain unchanged unless the function itself changes.
   
   
6. The management of causality empowers personal and professional evolution.
   
   
7. Once you understand the causal approach, you can begin addressing the technologies developed to manage causality in your activities. It is recommended to access only the technologies required to develop a necessary solution. Action-reflection-action is the natural learning process in adaptive environments.

Examples of Functionalist Principles and Binary Actions

The Functionalist Principle of Airplanes

The purpose of flying an airplane can be considered to move from one airport to another. The active function is given by the propulsion of the engines. The energy conservation function is given by the lift provided by the wings.

The binary actions to make an airplane fly begin by producing the propulsion that generates the necessary speed of the airflow on the wings of the airplane to generate the lift

The Functionalist Principle of an Electric Motor

The purpose of an electric motor is to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy. DC motors and AC motors are based on the same essential principles that define their triadic structure. Their active function is based on transforming electrical energy into magnetic energy. The energy conservation function transforms magnetic energy into mechanical energy.

The binary actions of the process are, on the one hand, the transformation of electrical energy into magnetic energy and, on the other hand, the transformation of the magnetic force into mechanical energy. These processes happen within the rotor and the stator of an electric motor.

The Functionalist Principle of Safety Matches

A safety match is a short, thin stick made of wood or cardboard and covered with a special chemical at one end that burns in a controlled way when rubbed firmly against a rough surface.

The purpose of the triadic structure is the generation of a flame that is functional to its use. That is why there are different sizes of matches according to their use.

The active function is defined by the existence of a flammable substance on the head of the stick and the existence of an igniter. The energy conservation function is given by a stick that works as the fuel to maintain the flame burning.

The first binary action consists of rubbing a section of the stick containing a mixture of an oxidizing substance and a flammable substance against a rough surface impregnated with red phosphor. The second binary action is given by the burning of the stick that keeps the flame burning to be used.

The Functionalist Principle of Relationship Building

The purpose of relationship building is to establish complementation between two or more people. This applies to all types of relationships, whether familiar, personal, business, or social.

The active function of relationship building is the demonstration of the existence of a functional value, which means that the participation of the person who is building a relationship is necessary. The energy conservation function is the existence of a personal common space that can be shared.

The binary actions of the process are, on the one hand, the demonstration of the value that is being added and, on the other hand, the finding of a personal common goal that integrates the participants.

The Functionalist Principle of Democratic Governance

The purpose of democratic governance is achieving consensus among the members of a society or group, which is given by the existence of a parliamentary power that has different shapes depending on the environment.

The active function is given by an executive power that assumes the responsibility for transforming the definition of the parliament into actions that ensure efficiency and consensus.

The energy conservation function is given by a judiciary power that adopts many shapes but, in all cases, needs to complement the parliamentary power to ensure the functionality of the system.

The binary actions are, on the one hand, the work of the executive power to make things happen for the present and future generations and, on the other hand, the assurance of the fulfillment of the rules of the system.

The Functionalist Principle of Leadership

The purpose of leadership is to ensure the authority of a leader by driving people toward the achievement of something. It applies to all kinds of leadership, whether they are in family, social, or business environments.

The active function is given by the participation of the members of a group who aim at achieving their goals while they challenge authority. The energy conservation function is based on the non-exerted power the authority has, to sustain the functionality of the participation and the achievement of goals.

The binary actions are, on the one hand, the participative activities between the leader and the members and, on the other hand, the existence of the necessary power to influence people without needing to exert it.

Conclusion

In conclusion, addressing causality in the real world requires an understanding of the intrinsic and extrinsic functionalist principles that govern entities within systems. These entities possess a purpose, an active function, and an energy conservation function, defining their adaptability. The distinction between actions that enable an entity to function and those that add environmental value is crucial for effective management.

Employing binary actions to expand possibilities and address reactions is essential for driving evolution without hindrances. This approach underscores the necessity of grasping the triadic structure of tasks to ensure efficacy, highlighting that failures stem from misaligned functionality and causality.

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