An Integrated Framework for Understanding Human Systems

The NiCE Framework proposes that human nature, consciousness, and environment are inseparably interdependent—a triadic system where symbols, particularly money, have decoupled from physical reality, creating cascading pathologies across individual psychology, institutional function, and ecological sustainability.

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Featured: NiCE Framework Synthesis v1.3

The comprehensive synthesis of the triadic Nature-Consciousness-Environment model. Explore the S.C.I.E.N.C.E. inventory, constraint frameworks (FORCES, GRAVITY, ANCHORS, PRIMES), the Asymmetric Propagation Law, and practical applications for clinical and organizational analysis.

The Triadic System

Three inseparably interdependent domains that constitute human experience and shape civilizational dynamics

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Nature (N)

Embodied biological constraints and affordances. The substrate of human cognition—working memory limits, attention bandwidth, metabolic needs, and mortality.

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Consciousness (C)

Cognitive and experiential phenomena—symbolic processing, meaning-making, beliefs, intentions, and the subjective experience of reality.

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Environment (E)

The constructed world—institutions, technologies, economic systems, and physical infrastructure that both shape and are shaped by human activity.

Key Concepts

Core theoretical contributions of the NiCE Framework

⚡ Asymmetric Propagation Law

Degradations propagate faster than restorations due to thermodynamic asymmetry: Vdegradation >> Vrestoration. Explains why civilizations can collapse rapidly but take centuries to build.

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📊 S.C.I.E.N.C.E. Inventory

Seven-domain anatomy of human systems: Socio-relational, Contextual, Intuitive, Engineered, Natural, Constitutive, Environmental. A holistic diagnostic framework.

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🔧 Constraint Frameworks

FORCES, GRAVITY, ANCHORS, PRIMES—four complementary frameworks for diagnosing and designing interventions across system dynamics.

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🎯 Practical Applications

From clinical diagnosis (depression triadic analysis) to organizational design (institutional drift cascades) to policy evaluation (Insanity Quotient).

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Publications

Research documents and theoretical development

Interactive Lab

Explore the framework through interactive visualizations and simulations