When we observe organized behavior we wrongly assume an organization is directing it, but phenomena like Wikipedia pages are organized without an organizer—an instance of what Hayek called emergent order.

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Speaker

Clay Shirky

Evidence Quote

organization without an organizer or just a little pitch of organization

Source

Clay Shirky on Coase, Collaboration and Here Comes Everybody 10/20/2008EconTalk
Created: 6/15/2026, 9:28:59 AM

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