institutionalising
Formalizing into systems
Institutionalising is the British spelling of institutionalizing, meaning to establish something as a standard practice or to place someone in an institution such as a hospital or prison.
When practices become institutionalised, they're embedded in the formal structures of an organization or society: The company has been institutionalising flexible work arrangements since the pandemic.
The term can carry negative connotations when it suggests bureaucratic rigidity or the warehousing of vulnerable people.
Organize into formal rules
- enactPass into law
- legislateMake official rules
- ratifyFormally confirm agreement
- establishCreate formally, permanently
charter · constitute · sanction · authorize · validate · accredit · standardize · legitimize
Rigid administrative system
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
regulations · frameworks · policies · organizational · infrastructure · mechanisms · red tape · hierarchy
Fix within surrounding material
- ingrainFix deeply, permanently
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- solidifyMake or become hard
- perpetuateKeep something going indefinitely
entrench · rooted · establish · normalize · systematize · consolidate · foundational · stabilize
Done by convention
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- routineRegular sequence of actions
normative · accepted · mainstream · habituate · regularize · usual · typical · sanctioned
codify
Organize into formal rules
establish · charter · constitute · sanction · authorize · validate · accredit · standardize · legitimize · decree
bureaucracy
Rigid administrative system
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
procedures · regulations · frameworks · policies · organizational · infrastructure · mechanisms · red tape · hierarchy · officialdom
embed
Fix within surrounding material
perpetuate · entrench · rooted · establish · normalize · systematize · consolidate · foundational · stabilize · reinforce
customary
Done by convention
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
routine · normative · accepted · mainstream · habituate · regularize · usual · typical · sanctioned · established
institutionalisingimprovising
Creating spontaneously without plan
ad-libbing · freestyling · winging it · extemporising · personalising
institutionalisingabolishing
Formally ending something
dismantling · dissolving · deconstructing · eliminating · disbanding
institutionalisingindividualising
Making something uniquely personal
customising · personalising · particularising · tailoring · diversifying
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