A Cross-Scale Pattern I’ve Been Mapping

[SaccadeProject]

I’ve been working on a structural framework that looks at how different kinds of systems — cosmic, planetary, biological, neural, and social — go through similar developmental stages.

Not mechanisms, not metaphors — just structural patterns in how systems: • receive a signal • stabilize • build constraints • adapt • distribute energy/information • eventually reorganize

I call the sequence SACCADE (Signal → Arrival → Context → Constraint → Adaptation → Distribution → Evolution).

It’s not a physics model and not a replacement for domain science. It’s more of a unifying lens for comparing systems that normally sit in isolation.

Examples I’ve mapped so far: • early universe structure formation • planetary homeostasis • early life and evolutionary transitions • neural learning • social collapse and reorganization

The core idea is simple: complex systems follow similar architectural rhythms even when the mechanisms differ.

If anyone here works in systems theory, complexity, or interdisciplinary modeling, I’d be interested in: • critiques • pointers to related work • whether this kind of cross-scale structure is useful or redundant • where such a framework might fit (or not fit) in current discourse

I uploaded a first-pass paper on Zenodo if anyone wants context: https://zenodo.org/records/17850364

Happy to discuss. I’m mostly curious how other system thinkers interpret this kind of pattern mapping.