dairehdayereh

Dairehdayereh is a term used in contemporary design and speculative philosophy to describe a schematic built from interlocking concentric circles that visualize cyclical processes and feedback loops. The name blends Persian roots, with daireh and dayereh both meaning circle, underscoring the concept’s emphasis on circularity and repetition. In practice, a dairehdayereh diagram consists of multiple rings arranged concentrically, where each ring represents a stage, component, or variable within a system. Radial links, rotating elements, or shifting opacities are often used to illustrate interactions, timing, and delayed effects among parts of the system.

Origin and reception: The term does not belong to formal mathematics but has appeared in design discourse, exhibition catalogs, and educational materials since the late 2010s. It is sometimes presented as a visual tool to communicate complex interdependencies in ecological, social, or informational contexts. Critics note that the strength of dairehdayereh lies in its ability to convey holistic interconnection and cyclical causality, while cautioning that the diagrams can be ambiguous without explicit definitions of each ring and interaction.

Applications: Dairehdayereh is used as an educational aid to teach systems thinking, a design device in installations to illustrate resource loops, and a conceptual model in speculative projects exploring sustainability, time, and feedback. It is often paired with color coding, animation, or interactive elements to emphasize hierarchy, recurrency, and phase changes.

See also: Concentric circle, Feedback loop, Systems thinking, Ouroboros.