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Model

The Intelligence Loop

Source: Paper 002v1.0 · July 2026

The lifecycle of every agent, workflow and department: Observe → Understand → Recommend → Approve → Execute → Learn, and back to Observe. The Approve step is structural, not decorative: recommendations pass through human judgement before execution. Every action enriches memory; enriched memory improves every future decision.

How to cite

Ben Hortop, "The Intelligence Loop," The Institutional Intelligence Framework, Paper 002, v1.0, July 2026, institutional-intelligence.com/glossary/the-intelligence-loop