Named mechanisms

Proof of systematic thinking. Portable and referenceable.

When a pattern has a name, it becomes visible and discussable. Named mechanisms show that you’ve thought systematically about how something works—and they give others a way to refer to that thinking.

This patterns vocabulary is itself an example. Each pattern has a name, making it portable—you can reference “deliberate friction” without explaining it every time. The names accumulate into a vocabulary for talking about technology that serves human flourishing.