Pattern

Learning Collapses

Those who decide sit far from where effects show up. News from the ground does not reliably reach them in time. - Size adds distance from impact - Formal reporting filters or delays signals - Bad news is costly to raise - Good news travels easier than bad news They do not get a clear read in time on what their choices are doing. We're steering off summaries again. Learning collapses when the ground story never reaches this room.

Related concepts

Concept

Decay

The state of a group when capacities shrink: influence no longer changes course readily under pressure, coordinated action no longer sustains reach, or both. Contrasts with vitality; sustained erosion tends toward decay.

Concept

Distance

separation from visible consequence

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