Dynamics

Dynamics are recurring patterns in how a situation changes. They may involve cooperation, conflict, learning, scarcity, trust, or several at once. Their relevance needs to be checked against the particular situation.

Full entries

These have their own page, with an illustrative example and a claims-and-sources section. Each is a working draft, revised as it is tested.

• Command Collision — competing directives converge on one person or resource, with no agreed way to handle the tradeoff.
• Context Overflow — explaining the situation uses up the capacity available to work on it.
• Referral Loop — people move among helpers without reaching support that fits, and each move costs time and context.
• Meanwhiles — what keeps running while attention is elsewhere, at the scale of the world and at the scale of one person’s capacity to hold it.

Shorter entries

Connection/Deflection Ambiguity: One person offers context that another experiences as avoiding responsibility. Distinguish the question being answered, the relevant connections, and the commitments still needed.

Capacity amplification — working label: A useful introduction, accessible format, small resource, or compatible collaborator enables work that none of the participants could manage separately. Record what made the difference and whether it can be sustained.

Flexibility moment: New money, time, or assistance makes some changes possible while many deferred needs compete for it. Show the available amount or interval, the claims on it, and what each choice would enable or postpone. Consider whether a resource could reduce recurring friction as well as meet an immediate need.

Shared learning — working label: A correction or successful attempt changes how several people understand and respond to the situation. Keep the change visible so it survives the next conversation.

Pattern names are prompts for inquiry. A label alone does not establish motive, diagnosis, equal responsibility, or the right response. This page grows as entries move from a short description here to a full page with sources.