# 4th Principle: Words Exist Only In Time Always realize that words never have a fixed meaning. Their meaning emerges from the context. Words only have meaning after they are formed (spoken/written or thought) and never before that moment (something must be Moving to become information). To give an object that is time-dependent a name and use that term as if it is a “Thing,” which is called “reification,” is to be avoided at all times.
> Words, maps, models. Context = Ecosystem Pierson's Six Nesting Contexts Time Place Purpose Politics Mechanisms Production *Six Nested Questions Six Questions Framework Six Questions Results Six Questions Expanded Comprehensive Systemic Tool Set