Autopoiesis

Autopoiesis means "self-making," and it's a concept used to describe an organization or system that can maintain and keep itself going without any help from anything else. Think of it like a car that can repair itself without you having to do anything. An autopoietic system is a kind of self-sustaining system that doesn't rely on anything else to stay alive. It's like a living organism that can keep itself going without feeding off of food from the environment. It's important to know that autopoiesis doesn't really describe anything alive, it just means that a system is able to sustain itself.