Re-enter Mode-1 again: Robust Explanation

ClosedReminder of the clarification process so far:

Completion

Clarification has gone as far as it possibly can at Stage-7.

Because of the principles applied during Cycle-2, the causal explanation shifts even further down towards the lower right end of the ellipse.

Mode-1 again, with general acceptance it becomes a powerful explanation.

The explanation of the situation and its progression is now robustand socially effective. Minimal attention needs to be given to control (so very low on Y-axis), and there is a readiness to deal with complexity (so very high on X-axis).

The initial principles of the Causal mode-μ1 were shifted after Cycle-1 as explained earlier, and these now undergo further adjustment through the inputs from Modes μ5, μ6 and μ7 in Cycle-2.

  • What was just plausible and sufficient now seems robust.
  • Confusion has been replaced by confidence.
  • Consensus on salience has become consensus on the explanation.
  • Beliefs now extend to belief in the explanation.
  • The obvious now extends to features of the explanation.
  • Expertise is manifested by familiarity with the explanation.
  • Preoccupation becomes a balanced immersion which is the basis for a creative response to situations.

Recap of Cycle-2

Cycle-2 has been about acceptance of the explanation as developed in Cycle-1. This process ensures that the explanation is perceived as meaningful and genuine in personal terms, meets recognized social or ethical criteria, and fits to the practicalities of particular contexts.

Clarity commences from a foundation in a simplistic plausible explanation and ends in a robust explanation that enjoys widespread acceptance and handles inherent complexity.

Starting from being sufficient, clarification now incorporates:

■ Mode-5 with a move back along the X-axis to the Atomistic Mode which allows the explanation to be personally owned and applied.

■ Mode-6 with a move up the Y-axis to maximum control based on imposition of uniformity and conformity that characterizes the Unitary Mode. Communal acceptance is expected when explanations used by many conform to socio-cultural standards.

■ Mode-7 with a move across the X-axis to the Unified Mode in which the explanation is adjusted to fit the context within which it is being used—but without abandoning any earlier principles.

With the mode-7 incorporation, a second spontaneous return to the Causal mode-μ1 can occur, but now to the lower right end of the ellipse. Here, the explanation is not just plausibleand sufficient, but robustin its formulation—resilient under scrutiny, enjoying broad-based support and usable in practice.

  • Review how a situation gets progressively clarified.

Originally posted: 30-Oct-2024. Last amended: 30-Apr-2025.