Essentials
Each person has an impulsive process they use all the time.
We call these processes bycodes.
Understanding bycodes can offer a new perspective on how people process the world.
Here you can learn about bycodes, how to use them, and join a growing community exploring this topic.
PRELUDE
You already know that there are differences in the way people process. BYCOG Direct can help you track, compare, and support these different processes.
People give away the process going on in their mind (what we call their bycode) by how they interact with the world. So if you know what to look out for you can quickly understand what makes someone tick.
A bycode is not a physical part of someone's body, rather an abstracted model of their repeated themes.
Each bycode is built from 3 layers:
The functions are the building blocks of each bycode.
The actions are the muscles between the functions.
And the catch is the big gamble each bycode takes.
An easy place you could see a person's bycode be used is when they are placed into a new location. You can see a person's bycode in action when they enter a new environment - do they explore or categorize things?
HOOKS & VOIDS
A single situation won't be enough, but after observing a person for a while, patterns will emerge for what they are compelled to do and what they avoid.
We call these hooks and voids.
These hooks and voids are then separated from first to fourth,
which is the order of how much of a hook or void they are.
The functions are the building blocks that make up someone's process. There are 8 functions each with different functions. They work together through the actions.
Each function has a natural opposite in the bycode; pulling one pushes the other, and lifting one lowers the other.
These natural opposites form an axis.
(The plural of axis is axes)
Intensive
Extensive
Intensive
Extensive
Intensive
Extensive
Intensive
Extensive
Each person has a single observer axis and a single decider axis, meaning they have 4 functions in total. From the 2 two axes each person has, one end will be the hook and the other the void, giving each person 2 hook functions and two void functions.
THE ACTIONS
The actions are the actions that happen when two functions work together. There are 4 actions, each connecting between an observer function and a decider function.
D - Direct
Ai or Ci with Ve or Re
Aligning the groups expectations, and following expectations from the group.
getting the path expected with others
C - Confer
Ae or Ce with Ve or Re
Bouncing possibilities with the group, and of the group sharing possibilities.
comparing and sharing paths
R - Refine
Ai or Ci with Vi or Ri
Self reflecting on and setting expectations, and of self following expectations.
minimising the path taken
S - Search
Vi or Ri with Ae or Ce
Aligning self to the possibilities, and self selecting what possibilities to follow.
putting self on the preferred path
This is where the hooks and voids from before come in;
each bycode has one of these actions 1st, an adjacent action 2nd, one of the other actions 3rd, and the final action 4th.
The 1st action is made from both of the hook functions!
The order of the actions forms a priority queue. When the 1st action is settled the 2nd action steps into action, and when the 2nd action is settled the 3rd action has a go, and so on.
This is actually what causes the 4th action, the biggest void, to be such a void! It is always coming last after the other 3, so it hasn't had the chance to grow and get comfortable.
THE CATCH
Now, for the catch. Each bycode is disconnected on either their observer or decider axis.
Combined with the 1st action, this leverages alot of energy into creating an oversized function.
This function is the one that is both part of the 1st action, and disconnected along its axis. This oversized function has a big impact. It is influencing fears, perceived necessities, and incorrectly presents itself as the solution when it really isn't.
Although, this big function isn't always a problem. It makes you see the world in ways others don't, telling you to take on challenges where everyone else would run away.
On the other end of the axis, the small function is rather neglected and underdeveloped. It may be worth investing time into it more!
WHERE TO NEXT?
Well, that's all the essentials!
We hope you were able to get a brief rundown on what BYCOG Direct is all about.
You are probably wondering what your bycode is, or want to learn more! BYCOG Direct has many other resources like a database, and a bunch of tools. To learn more in depth about bycodes, and to even find out your own, click courses! Otherwise, click the box you are interested in below!