The Origin of Intelligenism Organizations

The statement “an organization is composed of individuals” seems indisputable, but a further question arises from this statement: Why do individuals form organizations? The Intelligenism framework provides the following answer: Individuals choose to unite with others to form organizations in order to accomplish tasks that they cannot achieve independently, thereby gaining the economies of scale found in traditional commercial organizations and a higher intelligence degree under the concept of Intelligenism to achieve goals that individuals alone cannot accomplish. Based on this answer, the setting is established: The origin of an organization lies in the goals of its individual members.

Summarizing the above, an organization is a collection of individuals formed to achieve their individual goals. From this, it can be inferred that an organization is a means and a process, but not a result; it is a tool for realizing individual goals. After an organization is formed, some individual goals may be ongoing, which may lead to specific individuals remaining in the organization for an extended period. However, whether an organization persists in the long term depends on the characteristics of the goals of all its individual members. When all individuals leave the organization because their goals have been achieved, the organization ceases to exist. Therefore, the duration of an organization’s existence is determined by all its individual members.

In both traditional commercial organizations and Intelligent Consortium organizations, employees earn income by working for the organization (company). When a candidate, after carefully assessing their own situation and goals, decides to join a company and work for it, it means that working for that organization is the relatively optimal choice after evaluating their own limitations and other information. Their goal might be to earn financial compensation, accumulate professional skills, or achieve other objectives. Regardless, becoming a member of the organization and working for it is the candidate’s best option at the time. This implies that by joining the organization, the employee can achieve goals that would not be possible without being part of it. The candidate cannot be certain that their ultimate goal will definitely be achieved, but this option represents the best path available to them at the current stage for achieving their goals.

Similarly, shareholders of traditional commercial companies establish or invest in companies to achieve their goals, which may include realizing certain commercial visions or achieving capital appreciation, among other objectives. In the context of traditional commercial organizations, most decision-making authority is likely held by major shareholders or the management team they appoint. However, regardless of the organizational structure, all commercial organizations should adhere to the basic logic: Individuals achieve their goals through the organization.