Diagram Atlas

StrategyDRAFT ENTRY

Loop / flywheel

A circular model of stages whose outputs feed the next stage and eventually strengthen the starting condition.

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USE WHEN

The process is genuinely cyclical and reinforcement is the insight.

AVOID WHEN

The workflow ends, branches, or has no reinforcing mechanism.

VISUAL GRAMMAR

01stations02direction03shared hub04feedback

SEMANTIC RULES

State what compounds on every turn.
Use one direction.
Avoid decorative circles without causal links.

QUESTIONS IT ANSWERS

What keeps the system moving?
Where does value compound?

DRAFT MACHINE CONTRACT

id: loop
status: draft
family: strategy
reading_task: Understand a reinforcing cycle.
grammar:
  - stations
  - direction
  - shared_hub
  - feedback
checks:
  - state_what_compounds_on_every_turn
  - use_one_direction
  - avoid_decorative_circles_without_causal_links

Loop / flywheel

Choose by the question you need to answer.