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MENTAL MODEL · M1272

Communitas

Communitas
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

When a group of people collectively experiences 'liminality' (such as rites of passage, disasters, or boot camps), social structures temporarily dissolve, giving rise to a profound, egalitarian, and sacred camaraderie among them.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Team building. Real team building is not about having a meal together. It is about leading the team through a 'liminal experience' (such as a desert trek). Only through shared hardship and the collapse of order does true Communitas emerge.

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A community formed by people in similar transitional or marginal states, sharing a 'neither here nor there' identity, providing mutual recognition and support.

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