# 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]]
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