# Culture is what happens when you're not in the room In other words, culture is the emergent behavior that happens in the interactions between individuals in an organization. It’s a complex and you can control some of its inputs but not its state. Don’t remember where this is from - maybe [[Daniel Khaneman]] ### Related * [[Organizations always have two cultures]] * [[Intergenerational culture is like a standing wave]] * [[Culture is intellectual dark energy]] * [[As a culture we are hedging our bets]] * [[Geeks, Mops, and sociopaths in subculture evolution]] <!-- #mental-model --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Culture+is+what+happens+when+you're+not+in+the+room) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Culture+is+what+happens+when+you're+not+in+the+room)