reinforcing loop: Reinforcing feedback: an effect amplifies its own cause.
balancing loop: Balancing feedback: the system attempts to reduce deviations.
delay: Effects appear with delay, so control reacts to outdated signals.
local optimization: Local optimization improves parts of the system while harming the whole.
policy resistance: The system pushes back against interventions and partially neutralizes them.
capacity constraint: Limited capacity slows growth or behavioral change.
commons depletion: Shared resources are overused and lose quality.
resource allocation: Resource allocation creates path dependencies and power asymmetries.
goal erosion: Goals decline step by step instead of addressing root causes.
symptomatic fix: Symptom treatment replaces work on root causes.
underinvestment: Critical enablers are funded too late or too little.
escalation: Mutual reactions drive conflict spirals.
attractor effect: Visible success attracts disproportionate demand and load.
feedback loop: Actions create feedback that shapes subsequent actions.