System archetypes are common [[Pattern]]s that [[Emergent Behavior|emerge]] out of systems. I've been thinking about my vocabulary for this sort of thing. It evokes the idea of a "trope" from storytelling - recurring things that happen across instances that have some sort of effect. # Examples - [[Hierarchy]] - [[Network Hubs]] - [[Feedback Loop]] - [[Code Design Patterns]] - [[Snowball Effects]] - [[Proxy Measures]] - [[Noise]] - [[Balance]] - [[System Fault Tolerance]] - [[Waste]] - [[Error Trap]] - [[Rate Determining Step]] **** # More ## Source - [[Thinking in Systems]] - Self - some of the examples, probably the ones that feel not as well-fit