CHANGE CHAOS CYCLES • Is continuous • Can be good or bad • Is necessary for growth • Causes change • Occurs everywhere • Creates change • Can be good or bad • Brings about order • Can be random • Can be predictable or unpredictable • Are recurring periods of time • Always follow in the same sequence • Repeat over and over • Are everywhere • Can be broken INTERDEPENDENCE PATTERNS • Can create order or conflict • Can affect perception • Can cause associations or affiliations • May balance or imbalance the whole • Can be positive or negative GENERALIZATIONS • Repeat over and over • Help us guess what will happen next • Keep order • Can be found all around us • Help us understand our world PERCEPTION STRUCTURES SYSTEMS • Its limitations are related to the perceiver • Is our primary source of knowledge • Is influenced by change • Can be affected by different factors • Leads to assumptions • Have parts that go together and help one another • Are only as strong as their parts • Are natural or personmade • Combine to form other structures • Can facilitate or hinder change • Are everywhere and interact • Have parts that work to perform a function • Have parts that are in a certain arrangement • Can be found within systems • Are procedures