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. âDominant patternâ or âwhere things tend to settleâ works better.
Examples of Use
Complex systems science, Cynefin
Synonyms/Variants
Dominant pattern.
Typical everyday wording
Where things tend to settle.
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