the ability of a system to structure itself without external control
neurons create cyberlinks based on local knowledge. the cybergraph self-organizes into clusters, hierarchies, and pathways
the tri-kernel formalizes this: springs crystallize structure, diffusion explores, heat kernel adapts
focus conservation (sum = 1) is the constraint that forces self-organization — emphasizing one thing defocuses others
the system prunes itself: unused links decay, noisy connections lose weight
see collective intelligence for the broader framework