The 4QX model has expanded to explicitly recognise a vital temporal dimension represented by the newly articulated Triangles. While the familiar four quadrants (TL, TR, BL, BR) spatially represent the minimal necessary structure of coherent self-referential intelligence, the triangles (T-R-B and B-L-T) describe how attention moves cyclically through these quadrants in dynamic feedback loops, enabling coherent evolution and adaptive intelligence.
The Triangles Clarified
The quadrants of the 4QX holon structure spatially arise from two fundamental dichotomies: vertical (collective-individual) and horizontal (class-instance). However, intelligent systems are dynamic—they must process information temporally, cycling attention through multiple perspectives. The triangles explicitly show how this temporal flow occurs:
1. T-R-B Triangle (TL → TR → BR → TL)
- Flow Direction: Collective to Individual
- Process: Attention starts from collective abstract structures (TL), moves to real-time collective coordination (TR), then into concrete individual action (BR). Finally, feedback from individual actions updates and refines the collective abstract structures (TL).
This triangle implicitly uses the BR-TL diagonal (Class Diagonal) to aggregate results from individual actions back into collective classes, ensuring continuous structural evolution based on practical outcomes.
2. B-L-T Triangle (BL → TR → TL → BL)
Complementary to the first, this triangle begins explicitly at the individual’s internal process or intentional frameworks (BL), moves through explicit negotiation and resource allocation via the BL-TR diagonal (Instance Diagonal), and subsequently updates the collective abstract structure (TL) based on these interactions.
This upward-oriented triangle explicitly uses the BL-TR diagonal for negotiation and exchange, embedding individual intentions into the collective resource allocation (TR) and ultimately influencing the collective blueprint (TL).
Significance of the Triangles
- Temporal Coherence: Triangles complete the relational dynamics of the 4QX model by ensuring temporal coherence and continual feedback among quadrants.
- Explicit vs Implicit Diagonals: Clarifying the explicit use of diagonals helps illustrate how value, resource negotiation, and structural learning naturally arise from dynamic interactions within the system.
- Flow of Attention: Attention quanta flow cyclically through these triangles, providing a robust, continuous integration of individual and collective intelligence.
By clearly defining these temporal processes, the triangles elevate the 4QX model from a static spatial structure into a fully dynamic, self-organising system capable of sustaining coherent evolution through continuous feedback and adaptation.
Understanding these triangles thus deepens the insight into how any intelligence—natural, artificial, or cosmic—can maintain harmony and coherence, resolving the temporal dimension explicitly within the timeless relational geometry of the holon.