Overview
graph BT Box 3: Slice and Dice subgraph Slice_Dice_Box ["Slice and Dice"] direction LR Q1["🔍 Slice 1"] Q2["🔍 Slice 2"] end Box 1: Books and Papers (Bottom) subgraph Books_Box ["Books and Papers"] direction LR B1["📚 Thinker 1"] B2["📚 Thinker 2"] B3["📚 Thinker 3"] end The Mesh: Every Thinker connects to every QSet B1 ==> S1 B1 ==> S2 B2 ==> S1 B2 ==> S2 B3 ==> S1 B3 ==> S2 Convergence: All Slices terminate at the Informed View Q1 --> IV Q2 --> IV Nodes Start([Start: Issue Identified]) CausalityCheck{Check Causality} Complex Path ComplexDomain[COMPLEX DOMAIN<br>Unknown Unknowns<br>Retrospective Coherence] Probe Phase Vector[Set Vector<br>Define direction & speed<br>NOT a fixed goal] DesignProbes[Design Multiple Probes<br>Must be Safe-to-Fail<br>Contradictory Hypotheses] ExecuteProbes[Run Probes in PARALLEL<br>Do not run sequentially] Respond Phase Amplify[RESPOND: Amplify<br>Add resources/energy<br>Stabilize Attractors] Dampen[RESPOND: Dampen<br>Disrupt/Remove Energy<br>Break Barriers] ModConstraints[Modify Constraints<br>Shift from Governing to Enabling] end Connections Start --> CausalityCheck CausalityCheck -- "Predictable / Repeatable" --> OrderedDomain OrderedDomain --> BestPractice CausalityCheck -- "Only coherent in retrospect" --> ComplexDomain ComplexDomain --> Vector Vector --> DesignProbes DesignProbes --> ExecuteProbes ExecuteProbes --> Sense Sense --> PatternCheck PatternCheck -- "Beneficial Pattern" --> Amplify PatternCheck -- "Negative Pattern" --> Dampen PatternCheck -- "Unclear / No Pattern" --> ModConstraints ModConstraints --> ExecuteProbes Dampen --> DesignProbes Amplify --> StabilizeCheck StabilizeCheck -- "Yes, it is stable" --> MoveToComplicated StabilizeCheck -- "No, keep monitoring" --> Sense Nodes Definition Start["Start: Encounter Situation"] Diagnosis{"Diagnosis:<br/>Is the problem<br/>definable & separable?"} Wicked Problem Path Nodes Epistemic["Epistemological Shift"] Mindset["Abandon 'Objectivity'<br/>Enter Second-Order Understanding"] Stakeholders["Assemble Stakeholders<br/>(Symmetry of Ignorance)"] Outcome Nodes Action["Implementation<br/>(One-Shot Operation)"] Traces["Irreversible Traces<br/>& New Context"] ReSolution["Problem Re-appears<br/>in New Form"] Tame Path Connections Diagnosis -->|Yes: Tame Problem| Linear Linear --> Define Define --> Gather Gather --> Calc Calc --> Implement_Tame Implement_Tame --> End_Tame Subgraph for the Recursive Argumentative Loop subgraph ADL ["Argumentative Design Loop"] direction TB Stakeholders --> Propose Propose --> Argue Argue --> Judgment Judgment --> Consensus Consensus -->|No| Propose end Styling classDef startNode fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px; classDef decisionNode fill:#ffd,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px; classDef tameNode fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#333; classDef wickedNode fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#333; classDef outcomeNode fill:#ffcc80,stroke:#333; class Start startNode; class Diagnosis,Consensus decisionNode; class Linear,Define,Gather,Calc,Implement_Tame,End_Tame tameNode; class Epistemic,Mindset,Stakeholders,Propose,Argue,Judgment wickedNode; class Action,Traces,ReSolution outcomeNode;
HB
graph TD Subgraph for the Intervention Process subgraph ArticulateReflection ["Articulate Reflection (The Intervention)"] Select["Process of Selection / Articulation"] AT["Boxed T: Active Theories"] AP["Boxed P: Active Proposals"] AA["Boxed A: Potential Actions"] Model["Modelling / Abstract Technology"] C["Cascade of Consequences<br/>(Predicted Future States)"] Debate["Critique & Debate"] end Flow Connections LT --> Select LP --> Select LA --> Select Select --> AT Select --> AP Select --> AA AT --> Model AP --> Model AA --> Model Model --> C C --> Debate Debate --> Dec Dec --> Real Styling for emphasis style Select fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style Debate fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style C fill:#ff9,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
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flowchart BT Box 2: Aspects of Ideas subgraph qsets_box ["aspects of ideas - qset"] direction LR s1[qset a] s2[qset b] end Box 4: Share Website subgraph website_box ["share - website"] direction LR q1[" slice 1"] end Styling style website_box fill:#eceff1,stroke:#455a64,stroke-dasharray: 5 5 style slice_dice_box fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#e65100 style qsets_box fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#01579b style iv fill:#ffffff,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-width:4px
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flowchart BT Box 2: Aspects of Ideas subgraph qsets_box ["aspects of ideas - qset"] direction LR s1["☰ qset a"] s2["☰ qset b"] end Box 4: Share Website subgraph website_box ["share - website"] direction TB iv([" informed view"]) end Styling style website_box fill:#eceff1,stroke:#455a64,stroke-dasharray: 5 5 style slice_dice_box fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#e65100 style qsets_box fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#01579b style iv fill:#ffffff,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-width:4px
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flowchart BT Box 2: Aspects of Ideas subgraph qsets_box ["aspects of ideas - qset"] direction LR s1["☰ qset a"] s2["☰ qset b"] end Box 4: Share Website subgraph website_box ["share - website"] direction TB iv([" informed view"]) end Styling style website_box fill:#eceff1,stroke:#455a64,stroke-dasharray: 5 5 style slice_dice_box fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#e65100 style qsets_box fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#01579b style iv fill:#ffffff,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-width:4px
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graph BT Box 3: Slice and Dice subgraph Slice_Dice_Box ["Slice and Dice"] direction LR node_Q1["🔍 Slice 1"] node_Q2["🔍 Slice 2"] end Box 1: Books and Papers (Bottom) subgraph Books_Box ["Books and Papers"] direction LR node_B1["📚 Thinker 1"] node_B2["📚 Thinker 2"] node_B3["📚 Thinker 3"] end Styling style Website_Box fill:#eceff1,stroke:#455a64,stroke-dasharray: 5 5 style Slice_Dice_Box fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#e65100 style QSets_Box fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#01579b style IV fill:#ffffff,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-width:4px
