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title: Pattern
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description: A pattern connects discovered possibilities into reliable, useful
  systems. The more connected a pattern, the more predictable and useful it
  becomes.
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# Pattern

A **pattern** connects discovered [@link(open=reference) possibilities](/concepts/possibility/index.md) into reliable, useful systems. The more connected a pattern, the more predictable and useful it becomes.

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- [The problem with the news](/essays/the-problem-with-the-news)
- [Welcome to Normland](/essays/welcome-to-normland)
- [Welcome to Systemland](/essays/welcome-to-systemland)
- [Welcome to Cultureland](/essays/welcome-to-cultureland)
- [Welcome to Innovationland](/essays/welcome-to-innovationland)
- [Welcome to Visionland](/essays/welcome-to-visionland)

- [In the Guide](../../index.md#pattern)

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