Unicist Functionalist Approach

We Invite to Adopt the Functionalist Approach

December 31, 2021 in Unicist Binary Actions / Unicist Cobots / Unicist Functional Design / Unicist Ontology tagged Functionalist approach / Unicist Functional Design / Unicist Functional Designers / Unicist Functionalist Approach by The Unicist Research Institute

The goal of the development of functionalist technologies was to manage the root-causes of problems, build solutions and develop intelligent systems and cobots (intelligent collaborative robots) to manage adaptive environments.

The functionalist technologies also simplified the management of incidents, by transforming urgent problems into structural solutions, managing the concepts and fundamentals of the functions involved to define the actions that ensure results.

The use of Unicist AI, which is a fundamentals-based AI that is supported by the unicist logic, allowed developing the adaptive automation of processes needed to manage the adaptability and customer orientation introduced by the 4^th Industrial Revolution.

The objective of the functionalist approach was to find the functional knowledge that ensured the generation of value. This led to the development of a scientific approach to adaptive systems, that required finding the functional structures that drive the functionality of such adaptive systems.

These functions are described by the unicist ontology, which describes the functionality of what is being studied, and allows defining the ontogenetic maps of functions.

Concept was the name that was given to this functionality of things because this word is used, in plain language, to explain the functionality of something. From a functional point of view, there are three types of concepts that explain different aspects of the real world:

Intrinsic concepts that describe how and why things work.
Extrinsic concepts that describe the use value of things, define their usability and their adaptability.
Mental concepts that describe the concepts people have in mind that drive their actions.

The structure of a concept is defined by the fundamentals of the aspects of the real world that are involved and define the root drivers of its functionality. On the other hand, its dysfunctionality defines the root causes of the functional problems that might appear.

This functionalist approach drove the development of functionalist technologies that simplify the management of adaptive environments. These technologies allowed developing the necessary methodologies and methods that simplify the management of adaptive environments.

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Adaptability: The Functionalist Approach in the 4IR

October 26, 2021 in Unicist Functional Design tagged Adaptability / Binary Actions / Unicist Cobots / Unicist Functional Design / Unicist Functionalist Approach by The Unicist Research Institute

The introduction of the 4^th industrial revolution included the introduction of adaptive industrial processes that require adaptive organizations. Functional adaptability defines the capacity to lead adaptive processes.

The extrinsic concept of adaptability is defined by a purpose given by professional resiliency, the active function, defined by the learning capacity, and the energy conservation function, given by the problem solving and solution building capacity.

This functional structure is managed by binary actions, which on the one hand, require learning the new aspects of what needs to be done and, on the other hand, require defining the actions that generate results.

The use of Robots and Cobots

This adaptability of industrial processes can be enhanced by the use of adaptive robots, and cobots (collaborative robots) to simplify the management of adaptive business processes.

This requires new skills that allow managing the adaptability of organizations. These new skills include accountability, reliability, and transparency to be able to manage face-to-face and virtual environments.

Adaptive processes require having sound knowledge of the business processes involved, being fully reliable in the solution of problems, and being transparent to assume credible roles.

What makes adaptability functional is the learning capacity of individuals, which builds the resilience that is needed to influence the environment and to manage the changes the environment demands.

This learning capacity can be enhanced by organizing problem-solving groups to face the problems that appear. The approach to problems requires understanding the functionality of processes, which naturally drives towards learning what is needed to solve them.

Managing the Functional Structure of Businesses

To manage this process, it is necessary to manage the conceptual structure that defines the functionality of processes to build the necessary binary actions that ensure the achievement of results. This requires having the necessary learning capacity to be open to feedback from the environment.

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The technological evolution has accelerated and there are new paradigms to manage business problems that require open minds to learn new approaches to take advantage of the available technologies. It can be said that the core aspect that makes adaptability possible is the learning capacity of individuals.

The functionalist approach simplifies learning processes by allowing people to access the functional structures of business functions, which remain unchanged as long as the function exists. This approach simplifies the learning processes and ensures the achievement of results in adaptive environments.

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The Unicist Functionalist Approach: The functionalist approach is based on the use of binary actions that are composed by two synchronized actions where the first one opens possibilities and the second one ensures results. The use of univocal actions only works in fully controlled processes or where the environment provides the second action that sustains it. Therefore, the use of binary actions is not optional when it is needed to ensure the generation of results. www.unicist.org

The Unicist Functionalist Approach to Business

September 29, 2021 in Unicist Confederation tagged Binary Actions / Cobots / Unicist Functional Design / Unicist Functionalist Approach by The Unicist Research Institute

The Unicist Theory of Functionality affirms and demonstrates that there is nothing in the universe, which is part of a system, that does not work with a purpose, an active function, and an energy conservation function.

This process works through binary actions, which are two synchronized actions that aim at the same purpose. Some examples will clarify the functional structure of things.

The Triadic Functional Structure of Business Strategies

The unicist strategy emulates the intelligence of nature by developing maximal strategies to grow and minimum strategies to ensure survival.

The two binary actions include a maximal strategy action to expand the boundaries, and a minimum strategy action to ensure results.

While the drivers of a business strategy are the goals to be achieved, the authoritative role of a strategy is given by the recognized solution power of those who develop the actions.

The Triadic Functional Structure of Airplanes

The purpose of flying an airplane can be considered to move from one airport to another.

The active function is given by their propulsion and 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.

Conclusion

The theory of functionality introduced a functionalist approach to the real world that allows developing the functional structures of solutions and the operational processes to make them happen. Business strategies are based on the input provided by the wide context scenarios and the restricted context scenarios.

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Lecture: The Unicist Theory of Functionality applied to Business

September 22, 2021 in Unicist Binary Actions / Unicist Confederation tagged Binary Actions / Peter Belohlavek / The Unicist Research Institute / Unicist Functionalist Approach / Unicist Theory of Functionality applied to Business by The Unicist Research Institute

This is an introduction to the Unicist Theory of Functionality, developed by Peter Belohlavek at The Unicist Research Institute, that introduced a simplification in the development of solutions in adaptive environments. It allows making a logical approach to the real world, developing the functional structures of solutions and the operational processes to make them happen.

The Unicist Theory of Functionality affirms and demonstrates that there is nothing in the universe, that is part of a system, that does not work with a purpose, an active and entropic function, and an energy conservation function. This triadic structure works through binary actions that produce the functionality of any entity or process, whatever its kind.

The following discoveries were the milestones of the development of the theory of functionality: complex systems research method (1980), functionality of human ontointelligence (1984), the ontogenetic intelligence of nature (1998), the unicist ontology of biological systems (2012) and the unicist ontology of wide and restricted contexts (2017).

This breakthrough provided the structure for functional knowledge that gave birth to binary actions, unicist functional design, and the use of catalysts to expand the functionality of things.

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Unicist Strategy based on Binary Actions: an Emulation of Nature

September 21, 2021 in Unicist Confederation / Unicist Functional Design tagged 4th Industrial Revolution / Adaptive Business Processes / Adaptive Systems / Business strategy / Maximal Strategies / Minimum Strategies / Unicist Functionalist Approach / Unicist strategy by The Unicist Research Institute

The 4th Industrial Revolution introduced a paradigm shift that allows empowering business adaptability and customer orientation that is an upgrade towards a superior level of value generation strategy. The 4IR is the revolution of functionality, which is based on the concepts that underlie business functions and the use of binary actions.

The discovery of the triadic ontogenetic intelligence of nature that regulates the evolution of living beings, made by Peter Belohlavek at The Unicist Research Institute, allowed understanding the structure of evolution, which is driven by binary actions, which are two synchronized actions that have been defined as maximal strategies to grow and minimum strategies to ensure survival. This functionality also applies to artificial adaptive systems.

The functionality of adaptive systems is driven by binary actions, which include objects and catalysts. Therefore, the development of strategies in adaptive environments requires building synchronized binary actions to influence each adaptive function of an environment.

The strategy building process requires defining the ontogenetic maps that describe the fundamentals of the functions involved, defining what is possible to be achieved, designing the maximal and minimum strategies, and developing the synchronized unicist binary actions (UBAs) to ensure the generation of results.

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The Functionalist Approach in the 4th Industrial Revolution

September 14, 2021 in Unicist Confederation / Unicist Functional Design tagged 4th Industrial Revolution / Unicist Functionalist Approach by The Unicist Research Institute

The 4th industrial revolution introduced market orientation in industry, by fostering adaptability and customer orientation. This new stage required a functionalist approach that allows developing intelligent systems and adaptive automation. This is a cultural change that is being introduced in the market.

The culture of an organization is implicit in its vision and mission and is materialized by its methods. In this sense, the functionalist approach that is necessary to manage the 4^th Industrial Revolution requires having a functionalist culture that includes the methods that are necessary to generate value in adaptive environments, driving the adaptability and customer orientation of businesses.

This approach goes beyond the operationality of processes and enters the concepts and fundamentals of business functions to define processes that enable their adaptability to the market, their customer focus, and their competitive capacity.

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The functionalist approach is based on two basic elements:

Functional design, that includes binary actions, objects, and catalysts.
Destructive testing, that includes pilot testing, destructive testing, and non-destructive testing.

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The purpose of any culture lies in its accepted habits, evolves based on the underlying ethics and is sustained by the customs that sustain the implicit weaknesses of the habits. The purpose of the functionalist culture is the generation of value, which needs to become a habit and begins by installing self-criticism as an ethics that sustains the systematic use of pilot tests, destructive tests, and non-destructive tests.

The New Stage

The functionalist approach is necessary to deal with the technologies of the 4^th Industrial Revolution while the operational approach suffices in non-adaptive environments. The functionalist approach increases notoriously the effectiveness and adaptability of processes.

It requires installing functional designers in organizations to sustain the building of adaptive processes, systems, and applications. The functional designers allow designing and implementing the binary actions that foster growth and profitability by managing adaptive processes and their automation.

The leaders of organizations need to be committed with the use of a functionalist approach to define the operational adaptive processes of an organization. To be meaningful and successful, the functionalist approach must have a superior level of value generation with lower costs. If not, it is not functional.

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The Unicist Functionalist Approach in the Era of Human-Robot Integration

August 4, 2021 in Unicist Confederation / Unicist Object Driven Organization tagged Business Cobots / Cobots / Human-Robot Integration / The Unicist Research Institute / Unicist Functionalist Approach by The Unicist Research Institute

There is nothing in the universe, which is part of a system, that does not work with a purpose, an active function, and an energy conservation function, integrated by complementation and supplementation laws, that define its concept.

The purpose of an electric motor is to convert electrical energy into the mechanical energy. Its active function is based on transforming electrical energy into magnetic energy. The energy conservation function transforms the magnetic energy into mechanical energy.

This breakthrough in science and the research works developed at The Unicist Research Institute allowed developing the unicist functionalist technologies to manage social, individual, and business processes.

The Functionalist approach is an emulation of nature. It is based on the integration of the know why and the know-how of processes, while the operational approach is solely based on their know-how.

The unicist functional design of adaptive business functions and processes is based on the use of the ontogenetic maps of the fundamentals that define the functionality of adaptive systems whatever their kind.

The output of any functional design is the definition of the operational design that includes the use of synchronized binary actions, the use of catalysts and the inclusion of business objects to increase productivity and quality. Functional design is also used to build Cobots.

Cobots in the 4th Industrial Revolution

Cobots are collaborative robots that are based on human-robot interaction to complement human actions. Google is an example of a Cobot.

The business application of Cobots became possible due to the development of the fundamentals-based AI and of the binary actions that ensure the generation of results.

There are 4 basic application fields for Cobots in business:

1) Industrial application

2) Marketing application

3) Managerial application

4) Operational application

The first version of these Cobots, 5 Click Strategy, was developed in 2012 and was followed by the development of interactive expert systems that were upgraded to Cobots to simplify and ensure the functionality of business processes. Learn more: https://www.unicist.org/pdf/wp-unicist-functionalist-approach.pdf

Diego Belohlavek

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