Readable atlas · Release 0.35
From feedback to regulation
How systems respond after, before and during disturbance
A guided route through feedback, feedforward, homeostasis and regulatory capacity.
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Close the loop
Consequences return to influence later action. A report that cannot alter action is not much of a feedback loop.
Counteract deviation
Balancing feedback can maintain a range, but delay and excessive correction can make the loop oscillate.
Reinforce change
Reinforcing loops explain escalation, tipping and lock-in. Positive does not mean beneficial.
Act before the result
Feedforward uses anticipation or measured disturbance. Its price is dependence on a model or forecast.
Maintain viability dynamically
Homeostasis names the maintained condition and the organisation of regulation, not one universal loop.
See the broader problem
Regulation combines responses, constraints, sensing and acceptable outcomes. It need not be central command.
Taylor, B. P. (2026). From feedback to regulation. The Necessary Tangle, release 0.35. https://transduction.systems/journeys/journey_feedback_regulation/