Decision Making

  1. System Structure and Dynamics
    1. Feedback Loop Fundamentals
      1. Causal Relationships
        1. Polarity Identification
          1. Causal Chains
            1. Multiple Causation
            2. Reinforcing Loops
              1. Growth Dynamics
                1. Exponential Change
                  1. Virtuous Cycles
                    1. Vicious Cycles
                      1. Collapse Dynamics
                      2. Balancing Loops
                        1. Goal-Seeking Behavior
                          1. Homeostatic Mechanisms
                            1. Stability Maintenance
                              1. Constraint Mechanisms
                              2. Loop Interactions
                                1. Loop Dominance
                                  1. Shifting Dominance
                                    1. Loop Competition
                                      1. Loop Hierarchy
                                    2. Time Delays in Systems
                                      1. Types of Delays
                                        1. Material Delays
                                          1. Information Delays
                                            1. Perceptual Delays
                                              1. Processing Delays
                                              2. Delay Effects
                                                1. Oscillation Patterns
                                                  1. Overshoot Behavior
                                                    1. Instability Creation
                                                      1. Policy Lag Impacts
                                                      2. Managing Delays
                                                        1. Delay Recognition
                                                          1. Anticipatory Actions
                                                            1. Buffer Strategies
                                                              1. Feedback Acceleration
                                                            2. System Archetypes
                                                              1. Problem-Solving Patterns
                                                                1. Fixes that Fail
                                                                  1. Shifting the Burden
                                                                    1. Shifting the Burden to the Intervener
                                                                    2. Interpersonal Patterns
                                                                      1. Escalation
                                                                        1. Accidental Adversaries
                                                                        2. Organizational Patterns
                                                                          1. Tragedy of the Commons
                                                                            1. Eroding Goals
                                                                              1. Attractiveness Principle

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