Scientific Definition
Output of a process re-enters as input.
Plain-English Definition
Output of a process re-enters as input.
Feynman Explanation
Every system you ignore is training itself behind your back.
Core Principle
Output of a process re-enters as input.
Mechanisms
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
Every system you ignore is training itself behind your back.
Examples
- Performance reviews shape next-quarter behavior, which shapes next review.
- Most strategic surprises are feedback loops the org didn't model.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Map loops before tuning metrics.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Map loops before tuning metrics.
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Interactive Mini Network
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Knowledge Graph Neighbors
Auto-linked to the rest of the Human Behavior Taxonomy by family, domain, dimension, and shared keywords.
Negative feedback returns a system toward a target.
Output amplifies input — virtuous or vicious cycle.
Threshold past which small inputs cause disproportionate change.
Clear ownership of outcomes, not just tasks.
Asymmetric information attracts the worst counterparties.
We defer to perceived expertise, rank, or uniform.
Vastness that exceeds existing schemas dissolves the self briefly.
Membership in a group is a baseline human need.
Individually rational choices that produce a collectively bad outcome.
We seek tasks where we feel effective and improving.
Competing loyalties that compromise judgment.
Value is judged against whatever sits next to it.