D: Descriptive
The name reveals what the pattern does. Function beats benefit.
Method Deep Dive
How signature patterns get named
A signature pattern gets a name only after the evidence confirms the behavior and the name passes the DRIVE test.
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A signature pattern is a repeated mechanism, not a label.
A signature pattern is the repeated move that explains how an expert creates value. The name is useful only when it points back to the mechanism, so the expert can spot it, teach it, and use it.
DRIVE is the naming test.
Every confirmed pattern name should pass DRIVE: Descriptive, Recognizable, Imaginable, Viral, and Emotional. A name needs to describe the function, use language the expert would say, create a picture, roll off the tongue, and connect to values visible in the source material.
R: Recognizable
The words sound natural to the person whose pattern is being named.
I: Imaginable
The name gives the expert a mental picture they can remember.
V: Viral
The phrase is easy to say in a real conversation.
E: Emotional
The name connects to the expert's values without manufactured drama.
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A confirmed name needs evidence first.
DRIVE is used only after a pattern has enough evidence. A clever name cannot rescue a weak pattern. The pattern has to meet the evidence standard before it gets named.
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Example pattern names from real CF language.
These examples use names and descriptions only. The unverified result vignettes from the source file are excluded.
The Invisible Method
The process someone follows every time but has never documented.
The Trust Trigger
A first-90-seconds move that creates trust before the expert notices it.
The Instinct Library
Micro-decisions that feel like gut instinct but are actually pattern recognition.
The Listening Signature
Pauses, reframes, and questions that make people feel unusually understood.
The Decision Fingerprint
The invisible criteria driving repeated yes/no decisions.
The Translation Gap
The disconnect between what the expert actually sells and what the market-facing language says.
The Conviction Signal
The tell that reveals when the expert believes something versus when they are performing belief.
The Recovery Move
The expert's repeated way of recovering when a situation goes sideways.
The Attention Detector
A detection system for reading a room, client, or situation before the expert can explain the signal.
The Packaging Mismatch
A gap between the delivery model and the judgment that creates the real value.
The Legacy Constraint
An old identity that still caps what the expert attempts now.
The Friction Blind Spot
A recurring move that creates resistance in deals or relationships before the expert sees it.
Where it goes to work
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