This language takes inspiration as much from Alexander's architectural language as from his pattern language principles. The opening phrases of the language evoke the same sizing and context perspectives as we find in Alexander. Many of the organization patterns are refinements of Alexander's Circulation patterns [Alexander 98]. The philosophy of establishing stable communication paths across the industry has strong analogies with the Alexandrian patterns that establish transportation webs in a city [Alexander 16]. Here, we are concerned with "transportation" of information between individuals and development groups. We capture the communication between roles, which are a higher-order abstraction than individual actors.
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