Ask

Layer: B

Vector 1

Type: relation Relation: request

Vector 2

Type: role Relation: initiator

Vector 3

Type: influence Relation: response-shift

Description

Ask functions as an operational act that initiates a relational exchange. It opens a channel between entities, inviting information, assistance, or clarification. Ask becomes a catalyst for movement, prompting others to respond, reconsider, or reveal. It also structures communication by defining roles: the one who seeks and the one who answers. As an operational mechanism, ask introduces vulnerability and agency simultaneously, acknowledging uncertainty while asserting intention. It shapes the flow of interaction, guiding how knowledge, resources, or decisions circulate within a system.

B

relation request

role initiator

influence response-shift