Towards endeavor architecture to support knowledge dynamics of societal adaptation

To facilitate societal adaptation, we need to establish the principles of Endeavor Architecture (EnA) in addressing the limitations of Enterprise Architecture (EA). To support the social perspectives that EnA adds, we propose establishing EnA directions and requirements, particularly epistemic relationships among the agencies. Furthermore, we assert that EnA must be open to new paradigms and technologies to facilitate societal adaptation. EnA also must accelerate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom transformation, integration, and sharing. We illustrate how the Upper Modelling Framework (UMF), an open, system-oriented upper ontology, along with ten principles of knowledge dynamics, may serve as a framework that sets the direction of EnA beyond EA.