%% date:: [[2023-04-08]] parent:: [[Emergence]], [[Principles of improving work performance]] %% # [[Bidirectional feedback loops]] Bidirectional feedback loops is a system for evaluating performance where information flows both ways: - *to* the individual whose performance is being evaluated - *from* the individual in question In this way, a bidirectional feedback loop allows not just an understanding of the result but also an ability to affect change on the part of the individual. Interestingly, not all feedback is the same: [[sources/Book/Emergence#Negative feedback may be more useful than positive feedback|negative feedback may be more useful]] than positive feedback.