Organizations are greater than the sum of their parts. To extend the insect metaphor, an ant colony has complex emergent and intelligent behaviour, far more co

Organizations are greater than the sum of their parts. To extend the insect metaphor, an ant colony has complex emergent and intelligent behaviour, far more complicated than any individual ant could be responsible for. For example when invaded, a collaborative and decentralized response from the warrior ants arises, not guided by any individual. Swarm/flock behaviour. I would argue those behaviours sometimes qualify as intelligent. And I would suggest that human societies are like this too.