Emergence Detection

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name: emergence-detection
description: Detect and validate emergent properties from combinations. Orchestrates emergent-property-identification → blend-elaboration.
execution: tactic
used-by: combinatorial-creativity, concept-blending, multi-level-bisociation, emergent-property-hunting, function-combination
---

# Emergence Detection

Detect and validate emergent properties from combinations — properties that exist in the combination but not in any individual component.

## Stages

### Stage 1: Emergent Property Identification

Use emergent-property-identification SOP to systematically scan combinations for non-additive properties. Compare predicted additive properties against actual combination properties.

### Stage 2: Blend Elaboration

Use blend-elaboration SOP to run the combination as a mental simulation, discovering additional emergent properties through dynamic interaction of combined elements.

## Minimum Yield

| Metric | Floor |
|--------|-------|
| Emergent properties identified | ≥2 |
| Properties verified as non-additive | ≥2 |
| Emergence mechanism described | ≥1 per property |
| Verification direction proposed | ≥1 per property |

## Available SOPs

| SOP | Role |
|-----|------|
| emergent-property-identification | Stage 1 — identify non-additive properties |
| blend-elaboration | Stage 2 — simulate combination dynamics |
| vital-relation-mapping | Supporting — map relations enabling emergence |
| combinatorial-synthesis | Post — synthesize emergence findings |