CASUAL LOOP DIAGRAMS Flashcards
1
Q
What do healthy systems representations have?
A
Balance Completeness Cohesion Discrimination Consistency
2
Q
What does a positive link mean?
A
They go up together.
3
Q
What does a negative link mean?
A
One goes up, the other goes down.
4
Q
What does a negative feed back loop do?
A
Finds a balance. Derivatives in the look are less than zero.
5
Q
What does a positive feedback loop do?
A
Snowballs to a limit.
Product of all links greater than 0.
6
Q
Derivative greater than zero is a..?
A
Positive link
7
Q
Derivative less than zero is a..?
A
Negative link
8
Q
If number of negative links is even then?
A
Loop is positive
9
Q
If the number of negative links is odd then?
A
The loop is negative.
