---
entity_slug: economic_system_adaptation
entity_type: Process
vsm_system: S4
type_rationale: Economic System Adaptation is fundamentally a flow or transformation
  with duration - the ongoing activity of modifying economic arrangements over time
  rather than a static entity that exists independently.
vsm_rationale: This process operates primarily in the intelligence function by scanning
  environmental conditions, technological developments, and evolving understanding
  to enable systemic adaptation to changing circumstances.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:00:24.250716'
---

# Classification: Economic System Adaptation

## Entity Type

Process

## VSM System

S4

## Type Rationale

Economic System Adaptation is fundamentally a flow or transformation with duration - the ongoing activity of modifying economic arrangements over time rather than a static entity that exists independently.

## VSM Rationale

This process operates primarily in the intelligence function by scanning environmental conditions, technological developments, and evolving understanding to enable systemic adaptation to changing circumstances.
