Persistent Systems Theory
From Stephen Le’s Adaptive Persistence documents · reconstructed by AI
Question 5 of 6 · First steps
What has to happen first?
What stands in the way of the change, and what gets past it.
- Statements
- 11
- Connections
- 10
- Open questions
- 1
How to read it. Read from left to right: each stage holds what becomes possible once the stage before it is done, and each step names the obstacle it gets past.
0 of 11 statements accepted for now · 0 of 10 connections
Proposed by AI assistantNobody has accepted anything here yet
Select a step: what it needs turns green, what it makes possible stays dark, and the rest fades.
Now
Stage 1
Nothing needed first3 steps
- Step: One agreed main issue with success criteria. Details
Step
One agreed main issue with success criteria.
Gets past
Members disagree on the main issue.
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Proposed by AI assistant.Not accepted - Step: Someone trained can lead the matrix. Details
Step
Someone trained can lead the matrix.
Gets past
Leading the method takes training.
From Stephen Le
Proposed by AI assistant.Not accepted - Step: The matrix speaks the group's language. Details
Step
The matrix speaks the group's language.
Gets past
The group is wary of emotional methods.
From Stephen Le
Proposed by AI assistant.Not accepted
Next
Stage 2
After stage 12 steps
- Step: Assessments describe the environment and capacities. Details
Step
Assessments describe the environment and capacities.
Gets past
There is no data on environment or capacities.
Needs
- One agreed main issue with success criteria.
From Stephen Le
Proposed by AI assistant.Not accepted - Step: A format that fits the group's size and trust. Details
Step
A format that fits the group's size and trust.
Gets past
Members feel too unsafe to speak.
Needs
- Someone trained can lead the matrix.
- The matrix speaks the group's language.
From Stephen Le
Proposed by AI assistant.Not accepted
Then
Stage 3
After stage 21 objective
- Objective: The group can run one full cycle. Details
Objective
The group can run one full cycle.
Needs
- Assessments describe the environment and capacities.
- A format that fits the group's size and trust.
From Stephen Le
Proposed by AI assistant.Not accepted
Step · Stage 1
Proposed
The group agrees one main issue that nobody objects to, can be evaluated, is stated positively, is achievable through action and applies to everyone, with clear success criteria.
Proposed by
- AI assistantSelected, worded and connected this; it cannot accept anything
Accepted by
Nobody has accepted this yet.
Gets past
Members disagree about which issue matters most.
Needs
Nothing is recorded as needed first, so it could start now.
Needed for
Delivered by
Elsewhere in the reasoning
- Agree success criteria and test against them.Puts into practice · The change
Where this comes from
Stephen Le, A Meta-Protocol for Cooperation · Adaptive Persistence summary for Analogue Group · p. 4, 1. Orient (after Convergent Facilitation)
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Step · Stage 1
Proposed
Someone trained can lead the group through the matrix, from inside the group or as an outside facilitator.
Proposed by
- AI assistantSelected, worded and connected this; it cannot accept anything
Accepted by
Nobody has accepted this yet.
Gets past
ACT and similar methods take training and a lot of practice to lead.
Needs
Nothing is recorded as needed first, so it could start now.
Needed for
- A format that fits the group's size and trust.Not accepted
Where this comes from
Stephen Le, A Meta-Protocol for Cooperation · Adaptive Persistence summary for Analogue Group · p. 3, consultants can be a useful adjunct; p. 7
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Step · Stage 1
Proposed
The matrix is worded in the group's own vocabulary and begins with a lighter first pass.
Proposed by
- AI assistantSelected, worded and connected this; it cannot accept anything
Accepted by
Nobody has accepted this yet.
Gets past
The group is wary of methods that involve emotion and vulnerability.
Needs
Nothing is recorded as needed first, so it could start now.
Needed for
- A format that fits the group's size and trust.Not accepted
Elsewhere in the reasoning
- Start lighter where vulnerability feels unsafe.Puts into practice · The change
Where this comes from
Stephen Le, A Meta-Protocol for Cooperation · Adaptive Persistence summary for Analogue Group · pp. 7–8, one potential compromise
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Step · Stage 2
Proposed
Interviews, surveys and existing records describe the environment's volatility and hazard and the group's coordination, adaptability and robustness principles.
Proposed by
- AI assistantSelected, worded and connected this; it cannot accept anything
Accepted by
Nobody has accepted this yet.
Gets past
There is no information yet about the environment or the group's core capacities.
Needs
- One agreed main issue with success criteria.Not accepted
Needed for
- The group can run one full cycle.Not accepted
Delivered by
Elsewhere in the reasoning
- Assess, close the biggest mismatch, and repeat.Puts into practice · The change
Open questions
- Find a measure of one capacity that two assessors would agree on.
Where this comes from
Stephen Le, A Meta-Protocol for Cooperation · Adaptive Persistence summary for Analogue Group · pp. 4–6, 2. Assess
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Step · Stage 2
Proposed
An adjustment format suits the group's size and trust: talking for small high-trust groups, email for small low-trust ones, the matrix with meetings, or voting for large groups.
Proposed by
- AI assistantSelected, worded and connected this; it cannot accept anything
Accepted by
Nobody has accepted this yet.
Gets past
Members feel too unsafe to say what they really think.
Needs
- Someone trained can lead the matrix.Not accepted
- The matrix speaks the group's language.Not accepted
Needed for
- The group can run one full cycle.Not accepted
Delivered by
Elsewhere in the reasoning
- Name what gets in the way, and move anyway.Puts into practice · The change
Where this comes from
Stephen Le, A Meta-Protocol for Cooperation · Adaptive Persistence summary for Analogue Group · p. 8, Formats for carrying out adjustment
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Objective · Stage 3
Proposed
The group can run one full Adaptive Persistence cycle on an issue it cares about.
Proposed by
- AI assistantSelected, worded and connected this; it cannot accept anything
Accepted by
Nobody has accepted this yet.
Needs
Where this comes from
Stephen Le, A Meta-Protocol for Cooperation · Adaptive Persistence summary for Analogue Group · p. 3, The Adaptive Persistence meta-protocol
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Where this comes from
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