# opportunities (economic)

a possible condition that may lead to a benefit

- Computed level: L11 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: opportunities

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [possible](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-possible.potential), [condition](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-condition.state), [cause](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cause.reason), [benefits](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-benefits.advantage)

**Through:** when a possible condition interacts with a reason for change, it gives rise to an advantageous outcome

**Novel properties:**
- potential for gain
- contingent improvement
- arising advantage

## Examples
- The 2009 U.S. stimulus package created infrastructure jobs in states like Ohio and Pennsylvania, boosting local economies within two years. *(economics)*
- The Port of Rotterdam automated cargo handling, increasing throughput by 20% between 2015 and 2020. *(engineering)*
- Amazon’s 2017 acquisition of Whole Foods opened supply chain access to small organic farms in California. *(institutions)*

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-opportunities.economic.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*