Frame of Reference
Model #0464Category: Natural SciencesDepth to apply:
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Mental model
Adaptation & Red Queen Effect
In competitive environments, continuous adaptation is required just to maintain
Mental model
Complex Adaptive Systems
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Critical Mass
The minimum threshold of resources, users, or energy needed for a process to bec
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Entropy
All ordered systems tend toward disorder over time unless energy is continuously
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Flywheel
A self-reinforcing cycle where each push builds momentum — no single action crea
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Incentives
People respond to what they are rewarded or punished for — not to what they are
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Frame of Reference applied the Incentives mental model
Frame of Reference applied the Margin of Safety mental model
Frame of Reference applied the Inertia mental model
Frame of Reference applied the Framing Effect mental model
Frame of Reference applied the Narrative mental model
Frame of Reference applied the Scale mental model