Impact Trust • Working glossary
Attractor (complexity)
A state or pattern that a system tends to move towards – like a gravitational pull shaping behaviour.
Details
Context introduced
Very technical; useful in analysis but not in practitioner communication. “Dominant pattern” or “where things tend to settle” works better.
Source
Complex systems science, Cynefin
Source / First Appears In
SenseMaker TDT session
Authors
Impact Trust team
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