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The Iteration Flywheel

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A causal loop diagram with seven variable-nodes and two named loops. R1 (Iteration flywheel): Ship cadence produces reader feedback, which seeds revision. Peer review turnaround accelerates revision. Revisions compound into chapter quality, which builds reader trust, enabling more confident shipping. B1 (Ship-and-forget brake): Shipping without a feedback gate tempts skipping feedback collection and revision, starving the flywheel. The negative edges from the anti-pattern node are highlighted in red.

Diagram Details

flowchart LR
    SC[Ship Cadence] -->|+| RFV[Reader Feedback Volume]
    RFV -->|+| RR[Revision Rate]
    PRT[Peer Review Turnaround] -->|+| RR
    RR -->|+ delay| CQ[Chapter Quality]
    CQ -->|+| RT[Reader Trust]
    RT -->|+| SC
    PRT -->|+| SC

    SC -->|+| SAF[Ship-and-Forget Frequency]
    SAF -->|minus| RFV
    SAF -->|minus| RR