Archetype · a recurring function
Architect
Gives form and system.
Function
Gives form and system — relating parts to a whole so something can be built upon.
In the field
- Emergencegiving shape to something still emerging
- Structuredesigning or restructuring a system
- Executiondesigning conditions that make action easier
- Continuitybuilding what lets value last
Every function can be expressed from every plane. These are examples, not a map of where it belongs.
When useful
When parts need to fit together, or the same effort keeps being repeated.
Possible tension
Form can keep being refined when it is already sufficient.
In relation
How this function meets others — in pairs and triads — is explored in Relation.
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