ESTRI

Emergent Systems and Transience Research Institute

Emergent Cognition

Where mind meets moment.

We explore cognition not as static mechanism, but as an unfolding—shaped by environment, relationality, and time. This includes the study of pattern recognition, fluid selfhood, AI emergence, and collective intelligence. What becomes possible when thought is seen as situational, co-produced, and responsive to lived terrain?



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Emergent Communication and Cognition: A Field Overview This piece offers a grounding entry point into ESTRI’s ongoing work on emergent intelligence. It outlines the foundational concepts of emergent cognition, relational intelligence, and the communication practices we use to support allowant becoming in individuals, communities, and systems. If you are new to our work, this is a soft place to begin.