31 candidate families · 26 proposed roles
Ontological
Mechanisms, structures, and relationships that explain what happens.
Explore →Reasoning structure
Families classify a role’s contribution. They do not claim that every concept needs an O, E, and D role.
31 candidate families · 26 proposed roles
Mechanisms, structures, and relationships that explain what happens.
Explore →25 candidate families · 24 proposed roles
Evidence, reasoning methods, and limits on what we can know.
Explore →39 candidate families · 21 proposed roles
Choices and procedures with explicit objectives, conditions, and constraints.
Explore →Mind maps branch outward from each stack through actual family relationships. Rank labels identify levels even when a branch skips a rank. Zoom in and scroll to inspect the full diagram.
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STACK(("Ontological"))
QEF_O_LIM["Reality #38; Limits<br/>Super root"]
QEF_O_CAP{{"Capacity Constraints<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_O_BOT["Bottleneck Dependence<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_FIN{{"Finite Resources<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_O_SCAR["Scarcity<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_VAR{{"Variability<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_O_LOAD["Load Variation<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_SYS["Systems<br/>Super root"]
QEF_O_COG{{"Cognitive Processes<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_O_SEL["Belief#45;Congruent Processing<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_MOT{{"Motivational Dynamics<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_O_EMOTION["Emotional Influence<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_EXPECT["Expectation Effects<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_IDENTITY["Identity Reinforcement<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_PART["Participation and Ownership<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_RECOG["Recognition Sensitivity<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_REL{{"Relational Dynamics<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_O_STAKE["Stakeholder Interdependence<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_TRUST["Trust#45;Based Cooperation<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_DYN{{"System Dynamics<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_O_RESP["Adaptive Responses<br/>Parent family"]
QEF_O_TGT["Target#45;Driven Adaptation<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_PROP["Consequence Propagation<br/>Parent family"]
QEF_O_CHAIN["Consequence Chains<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_FEEDBACK["Feedback Loops<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_TIME["Time and Change<br/>Super root"]
QEF_O_ACC{{"Accumulation<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_O_ADD["Additive Accumulation<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_COMPOUND["Base#45;Dependent Growth<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_O_SELECT{{"Selection Processes<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_O_DIFF["Differential Retention<br/>Principle family"]mindmap
STACK(("Epistemic"))
QEF_E_BIAS["Distortion #38; Bias<br/>Super root"]
QEF_E_BIASED_EVAL{{"Biased Evidence Evaluation<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_E_CONF["Confirmation Bias<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_SUB["Proxy Substitution<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_INF["Inference #38; Updating<br/>Super root"]
QEF_E_EVID{{"Evidence Evaluation<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_E_COMP["Consistent Evidence Comparison<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_ACCESS{{"Information Acquisition<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_E_LISTEN["Active Listening<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_RIVAL["Disconfirming Evidence Search<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_LOCAL["Local Reality Contact<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_JUDGE{{"Judgment Calibration<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_E_EXP["Experience#45;Based Judgment<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_UNC{{"Uncertainty Assessment<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_E_SOC["Perspective #38; Social Knowing<br/>Super root"]
QEF_E_CRED["Credibility Assessment<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_PERSPECT["Perspective Taking<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_MOD["Representation #38; Models<br/>Super root"]
QEF_E_EST["Estimate Uncertainty<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_BUILD{{"Model Construction<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_E_CAUSE["Consequence Mapping<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_FRAME["Problem Framing<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_EVAL{{"Model Evaluation<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_E_ASSUME["Assumption Testing<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_E_PROXY["Proxy Validation<br/>Principle family"]mindmap
STACK(("Decision"))
QEF_D_GOV["Optimization #38; Control<br/>Super root"]
QEF_D_MODEL["Behavioral Modeling<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_COMPLEMENT["Capability Complementarity<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_COUNTER["Counterparty Alignment<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_ENV["Environment Design<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_DES{{"Governance<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_D_BIAS["Bias#45;Aware Review<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_SIMPLIFY["Bureaucratic Simplification<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_COMMIT["Commitment Design<br/>Parent family"]
QEF_D_FOLLOW["Follow#45;Through<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_VALUES["Value Consistency<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_RIGHTS["Decision Rights Design<br/>Parent family"]
QEF_D_CHALLENGE["Challenge and Escalation<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_DELEGATE["Front#45;Line Delegation<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_INC["Incentive Design<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_MET["Metric Governance<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_LEARN["Organizational Learning<br/>Parent family"]
QEF_D_EXPERIMENT["Bounded Experimentation<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_ITERATE["Iterative Improvement<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_REPLICATE["Method Replication<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_PEOPLE["People Development<br/>Parent family"]
QEF_D_CAPABILITY["Capability Development<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_PART["Participatory Design<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_RECOG["Recognition Design<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_REL["Relationship Design<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_RISK["Risk #38; Survival<br/>Super root"]
QEF_D_EXPOSURE{{"Exposure Management<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_D_LIMIT["Downside Limitation<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_REVERSIBLE["Reversible Commitment<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_BUF{{"Protective Buffers<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_D_SAFE["Safety Margin<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_ALLOC["Tradeoffs #38; Allocation<br/>Super root"]
QEF_D_OUT{{"Outcome Evaluation<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_D_VIABILITY["Commercial Viability Evaluation<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_CUSTOMER["Customer Value Alignment<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_DOWN["Downstream Evaluation<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_RESOURCE{{"Resource Allocation<br/>Root family"}}
QEF_D_PRIORITY["Priority Externalization<br/>Principle family"]
QEF_D_TIME["Time Allocation<br/>Principle family"]