Impact Trust • Working glossary

Attractor (complexity)

A state or pattern that a system tends to move towards like a gravitational pull shaping behaviour.

Details

Our Take
Very technical; useful in analysis but not in practitioner communication. “Dominant pattern” or “where things tend to settle” works better.
Examples of Use
Complex systems science, Cynefin
Synonyms/Variants
Dominant pattern.
Typical everyday wording
Where things tend to settle.