syncModule 03
Patterns & Loops
Why systems grow, stabilise, or collapse.
Systems often behave in patterns. Some changes reinforce themselves, while others balance or slow things down.
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The Snowball Effect
Reinforcing Loop
Changes lead to even more changes in the same direction. Growth leads to more growth; decline leads to more decline.
Example: Word of mouth. People like a game, they tell friends, those friends like the game, and the audience grows faster and faster.