CFI — Circulatory Flow Index

Value in this system flows through to where it is needed rather than accumulating in a few nodes

Resources that enter the system reach their intended beneficiaries within a reasonable timeframe

Intermediaries in the system add value proportionate to the resources they hold

No single actor or department accumulates resources beyond what their function requires

Wealth or resource concentration has remained stable or decreased over the past three years

When pooling is detected, there are mechanisms to redistribute toward circulation

Value that enters this system recirculates rather than leaving through extraction, fees, or overhead

Administrative costs are proportionate to the value they enable rather than consuming it

Relationships in this system generate ongoing reciprocal value rather than closing after a single transaction

The ratio of value circulated to value extracted has remained stable or improved over time

External parties engaging with this system contribute as much as they extract

There are mechanisms to detect and address extraction points when they emerge

The speed at which resources move through this system has been stable or increasing

Each unit of value touches more relationships than it did three years ago

Structural bottlenecks that slow circulation have been identified and addressed

Approval and compliance processes are proportionate to risk and do not unnecessarily impede flow

Value moves through human relationships, not just administrative channels

The system measures how freely value flows, not just how much exists

Participation in this system creates ongoing relationships rather than closing after a single exchange

Recipients have pathways to become contributors — the system enables pay-forward and recycling

The architecture makes cooperation the path of least resistance rather than requiring enforcement

Trust, obligation, and reciprocity are structurally produced by the system's design, not assumed

Identity and belonging are generated through participation, creating reasons to sustain engagement

The system is designed around relationships and flows, not individual transactions and accumulations

Capital that completes a cycle in this system returns at or above the level originally deployed

The recycling rate (proportion of value that recirculates) is known, measured, and actively managed

System health is measured by velocity and circulation depth, not just volume or throughput

The system has survived at least one external shock without circulatory collapse

Each cycle generates more capacity for the next cycle, not less

The system would be described as regenerative by an independent observer