Is it possible that the adaptation of methodology can be predictable by mapping out different life cycles? If so, how it will react in different environments could also be predictable.
I got this idea from listening to:
http://www.onthemedia.org/2011/dec/02/how-racist-are-americans-ask-google/
According to the story there seems to be a correlation between the level of racism and the 'race mix' of an area -
very homogenous - little concern about racism
not quite intergrated - high racism
fully integrated - Lesser concern about racism.