Pattern
Almost, Happening, Weave
A three-part way of recording fieldwork: what could have happened, what did, and what followed from it.
Context
Most records of human experience start after the event. This pattern starts earlier, with the possibility, and continues later, into the consequences.
The three records
- Almost: a meaningful possibility at the edge of what has happened, and the cues that signalled it.
- Happening: what actually came into existence, including observable emergence.
- Weave: the traceable relationships and consequences that follow.
Where eclosion sits
Eclosion is the focused study of the crossing between an Almost and a Happening: conditions, catalysts, inhibitors, timing and thresholds. It compares accounts, including Almosts that were never realised, rather than creating a duplicate record of the event.
A fieldwork loop
Notice an Almost. Identify a possibility. Intervene or experiment. Observe what crosses into actuality. Document what emerged and what changed.
Evidence and limitations
- This is a way of organising records. Naming a pattern does not validate its effects.
- The field ledgers that use this structure are at an early stage; a scheme for classifying evidence has not yet been settled.