MENTAL MODEL · M6357

Homeostasis

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CORE DEFINITION

The ability of a system to maintain a relatively stable internal environment (such as body temperature, blood glucose) through negative feedback mechanisms. No matter how the external environment fluctuates, the internal state remains near a dynamic equilibrium point.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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The system's immunity. Any mature organization has strong homeostatic mechanisms (such as cultural inertia). This is both a guarantee of its survival and a resistance to its change. To change a system, you must first break its homeostatic regulation mechanisms (such as creating a sense of crisis).

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The system uses negative feedback to pull key variables back to a set point, maintaining internal dynamic balance in a fluctuating environment. Homeostasis is both a survival guarantee and a resistance to change (inertia).

MINIMUM ACTION

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Practice this model in one real situation:

First, identify the system's homeostatic regulation mechanisms (culture, processes). Second, understand why it resists change. Third, to change, first break the homeostasis (such as creating a sense of crisis). Fourth, the new system establishes a new healthy homeostasis.

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