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{% include figure.html src="../images/content/pattern-lab-annotations-1.png" caption="Pattern Lab's annotation feature is interactive and baked into the living UI." %}

## Providing context with pattern lineage
When looking at various patterns in a library, I've found myself wondering "Great, but where is this component actually used?" Defining and describing pattern characteristics is one thing, but there's an opportunity to provide additional contextual information about your UI patterns.
When looking at various patterns in a library, I've found myself wondering, "Great, but where is this component actually used?" Defining and describing pattern characteristics is one thing, but there's an opportunity to provide additional contextual information about your UI patterns.

Thanks to the Russian nesting doll include approach described earlier in the chapter, Pattern Lab can display what patterns make up any given component, and also show where that pattern is employed in the design system.

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- Providing contextual information like which patterns make up a particular component as well as where that component gets utilized

At the end of the day, it's not about the tools we use to create pattern libraries, but rather how we use them. Creating and maintaining an effective design system means dramatically changing your organization's culture, processes, and workflows. If that sounds hard to you, it's because it is! But fear not! The next chapter will detail the entire process of creating and maintaining a successful design system to set your organization up for longterm success.