Activators are the catalysts of transformational change, manifesting new ideas.
traits: evolutionary creativity, novelty, experimentation, innovation, freedom, divergence
Pathfinders give meaning to information, illuminating a new direction to pursue.
traits: clarity, vision, inspiration, foresight, intuition
Facilitators create conditions for information to flow smoothly.
traits: coordination, positioning, reconfiguration
Enhancers add perspective and insight to what is already known.
traits: growth, resonance, supplementation
Connectors bridge structural holes and forge new pathways between information.
traits: adaptation, learning, unification
Propagators build momentum and accelerate the spread of information.
traits: mobilization, persuasion, diffusion
Amplifiers direct attention and awareness to information of potential value.
traits: evaluation, recognition of opportunity/risk, discernment
Assimilators show how information is implemented.
traits: synthesis, integration
Stabilizers maintain equilibrium and balance.
traits: sustainability, conservation
Disruptors draw attention to chaos and uncertainty, highlighting the potential for new growth.
traits: dissonance, entropy, degradation
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Observers & Scribes
Archivists, Spectators, Analysts, Advocates, Critics
Everything that moves, whether animate or inanimate, is a flow system. All flow systems generate shape and structure in time in order to facilitate this movement across a landscape filled with resistance (for example, friction). The designs we see in nature are not the result of chance.
