Consumption Loop
The central mechanism of strategic infrastructure: every interaction with the system simultaneously consumes strategy and maintains it. Using the system keeps the strategy current. (Strategy as Infrastructure, Ch 5)
Why it matters
A document decays with time — reading it does not change it. A living strategic system works differently: every query, every review, every check-in is simultaneously an act of consumption and an act of maintenance. When a team lead queries how their initiative connects to strategy, they discover that an underlying assumption has been flagged. The strategy gets more accurate with each use. The less it is consumed, the faster it decays.
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