The domino effect describes the way that one event can have a ripple effect, impacting a series of events in an escalating and unstoppable manner. This concept is especially important in a team environment where tasks and activities are often interconnected. For example, if one team member is late on a project, it can delay the entire workflow, leading to delays for other members. Furthermore, if one team member has a negative impact on the morale of the group, it can affect the productivity of the entire unit. The domino effect can be both a challenge and an opportunity for teams to improve their effectiveness.
Domino is a mathematical polyomino of order 2, formed by two equal-sized squares connected edge-to-edge. Known by various names including bones, cards, men, or tiles, the domino is typically twice as long as it is wide, and is marked on one side with an arrangement of spots, called pips, and on the other side with a blank or identical pattern. It is possible to connect dominoes in a number of ways, such as by placing them in a row to form a line of dominoes, or by connecting them with bridges that link adjacent sides.
Most commonly, dominoes are used to play positional games. In these games, players place dominoes, or tiles, edge-to-edge on a playing surface, such as an oval or rectangular tabletop. Each domino has a value that is determined by the arrangement of its pips and can be compared to other tiles in the same game by adding their values together, or by counting the number of matching pairs of tiles.
For instance, in the simplest domino game, the double-six set has 28 tiles – each with six pips on one end and no pips on the other. The pips of each tile indicate its rank (higher values correspond to larger numbers), and the number of matching tiles is the sum of their ranks. The rank of a domino may be used to determine its role in the game, as it might affect the direction of the flow of play or how many other tiles are drawn.
The Domino Effect has also been embraced as a marketing strategy by companies such as pizza chain Domino’s, which created a series of autonomous robots that could deliver pizza to customers within a certain radius. This was an excellent way to reach out to a niche audience and generate buzz around the brand.
After an insane Scarlet Witch depowered most of the mutants during M-Day, Domino reformed X-Force with Shatterstar and Caliban and joined forces with Cable to sabotage Rumekistan and Providence Island. There, she was assaulted by Prime Sentinels and implanted with a neural inhibitor that slowed her reaction times. She sought help from Ekatarina Gryaznova and a new ally named Copycat to overcome the device’s effects. Eventually, Domino left X-Force and returned to her career as a mercenary.