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Macro Initiative Control Model

Macro Initiative Control Model reference article.

Overview

A high level model describing how initiative is gained, held, lost, or traded across entire match sequences.

Key Points

  • Defines initiative as a macro strategic resource.
  • Explains initiative trade cycles.
  • Covers forced and voluntary initiative transfers.
  • Separates initiative theory from aggression.
  • Supports high level analysis of match agency.

Details

Initiative reflects which team controls the pace of decision making. Unlike aggression, initiative relates to strategic freedom and decision advantage.

This model explains how initiative enters trade cycles, how it is abandoned under pressure, and how teams regain agency through structural resets.

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