Break the Loop
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FIELD PROCESS / DEMING MEETS THE SNAKE ARCHIVE
Break the Loop
AN OBSERVABLE EVENT
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ONE CLEAR QUESTION
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◇ DID THE RESPONSE ADDRESS THE ISSUE?
YES → VERIFY / REPAIR
Clarify the evidence. Acknowledge corrections. Name next actions, not secret species.
Passage actions
NO → PAUSE / LIMIT
Return to the question once; document a pattern if needed; leave a circular conversation.
Passage actions
DEMING: IMPROVE THE PROCESS
Plan: Define one concern. Do: Ask a bounded question. Study: Compare the answer with the claim. Act: Repair, change the arrangement, or exit. [16]
Passage actions
JUNG: INSPECT THE OBSERVER
Persona, shadow, and projection are interpretive ideas—not tools for diagnosing an adversary. Ask what image of yourself you are protecting. Do not infer another person's unconscious motive from one sentence.
Passage actions
Evidence discipline: “I never said that” may be true. A changing explanation may be a genuine correction. Treat the loop as a hypothesis to test, never a device that proves itself whenever someone disagrees.