#feedback #stock #flow ![[Feedback loop = stock influence flow.png|335]] ## Types of feedback loops ### Balancing (Negatie) Feedback Loop A balancing feedback loop opposes whatever direction of change is imposed on the system. "Homing Behavior" ![[Feedback loop = stock influence flow-1.webp|370]] > Balancing feedback loops are equilibrating or goal-seeking structures in systems and are both sources of stability and sources of resistance to change. ### Reinforcing (Positive) Feedback Loop A reinforcing feedback loop enhances whatever direction of change is imposed on it. > Reinforcing feedback loops are self-enhancing, leading to exponential growth or to runaway collapses over time. They are found whenever a stock has the capacity to reinforce or reproduce itself. Central engine of growth in an economy