domino effects
Sequential triggered consequences
Domino effects are chain reactions where one event triggers another in sequence, like a row of falling dominoes.
The term describes how a single cause can cascade through connected systems: The factory closure had domino effects throughout the local economy.
Used interchangeably with domino effect, though the plural often emphasizes multiple resulting consequences rather than the phenomenon itself.
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- successionsSeries of consecutive things
- butterfly effectSmall inputs, disproportionate results
- triggersCauses or activates
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
runaway train · systemic risk · spillover effect · house of cards · feedback loop · vicious cycle · contagion · unintended consequences · critical path · interconnectivity · tipping point · downward spiral · slippery slope · complex systems · path dependence · snowball effect · clicking · sequences
- consequencesconsequence, consequences, result, results, effect
- inevitabilitiesdeath, mortality, taxes, fate, destiny
domino effectscontainment
Preventing hostile expansion
dead ends · firebreaks · circuit breakers · absorption · buffers
domino effectsindependence
Freedom from external control
compartmentalization · decoupling · isolation · disconnection · autonomy