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Following the principles created by Robert Rosen for the anticipatory system and associated models\u2014models that respect the principles of impredicativity, anticipation, and closure to efficient cause (CLEF)\u2014we propose the Performance\u2013Resilience\u2013Sustainability (PRS) model. This new model introduces a new way to explain how anticipatory systems can elucidate the portions of variability observed in practice and research. Anticipatory system theory suggests that models such as PRS have significant potential to complement and explain dynamic phenomena observed in communication and experience development research, as well as in practical applications, underscoring the transformative potential for both fields. 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