CComponentsWhat are the parts? Identify the agents, subsystems, and entities that make up this system. NNetworkHow are the parts connected? Internal relationships, dependencies, and communication channels. EEnvironmentWhat surrounds the system? External entities, conditions, and constraints it cannot control. GFlowsWhat crosses the boundary? Trace imports and exports of energy, material, and information. BBoundaryWhere does the system end? What is inside vs. outside, and the interfaces between them. TTransformsWhat processes occur? Functions that convert inputs to outputs — the system's work. HHistoryWhat does the system remember? Accumulated state, learned behaviors, path dependence. DtTime ScaleAt what pace? Time scales that matter — milliseconds, seasons, generations, epochs.