Hyperturbulence and the Emergence of Type 5 Environments

This paper explores what happens when complexity and change exceed the collective adaptive capacity of members populating an environment-a condition called hyperturbulence.The prospect of hyperturbulence generates an adaptive response by members called partitioning, which attempts to allocate and protect scarce capacity.Two types of domains emerge within the environment: the social enclave and the social vortex.Both domains are described, examples of each given, and implications for future research noted.