Source reconstruction · Proposed
Persistent Systems Theory
From Stephen Le’s Adaptive Persistence documents · reconstructed by AI
Question 2 of 6 · In the way
What stands in the way?
What is happening now, and why.
- Statements
- 7
- Connections
- 5
- Open questions
- 1
How to read it. Read from the bottom up: each arrow means “contributes to”.
ProblemCauseandJoint conditions
Part 1 of 1
Why conflict keeps coming back
Pressure for visible progress and fear of vulnerability together keep fixes on the surface, while free riders wear down cooperation. Candidate causes to test in a real group.
Draws on Stephen Le (document).
Outline
- ProblemFriction and conflict keep returning between members or units, and trust and morale fall.From Stephen Le
- ↑ contributes to
- CauseFixes address superficial concerns while the mismatch between the group's capacities and its environment remains.From Stephen Le
- ↑ contributes to all of these together
- CauseLeaders under pressure to show immediate, visible progress reach for quick fixes rather than probing the structural factors that undermine cooperation.From Stephen Le
- CauseMembers feel too unsafe to be vulnerable and reveal their real needs, so assessments rarely reach what people actually think and feel.From Stephen Le
- ↑ contributes to
- ↑ contributes to all of these together
- CauseFixes address superficial concerns while the mismatch between the group's capacities and its environment remains.From Stephen Le
- ↑ contributes to
- ↑ contributes to
Beyond this part · 3 links
- Fear keeps real needs hidden. addressed by Name what gets in the way, and move anyway. The change
- It hasn't assessed its environment. addressed by Assess, close the biggest mismatch, and repeat. The change
- Fixes treat symptoms; the mismatch remains. addressed by Assess, close the biggest mismatch, and repeat. The change
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