The Deck
IP & Equations Register — 56 Card Collection
BETA EDITION — March 2026
IP & Equations Register
56 collectible cards featuring 38 equations and 15 IP assets from Calories to Consciousness: An Infrastructure Odyssey — a civil engineer's perspective and guide. Authored by Nigel Dearden.
Each card is self-explanatory for first-time learners. The deck maps the complete journey from FITS profiling through ICUT knowledge transfer, IUMC infrastructure application, to the ISI — the Infrastructure Survival Index that measures whether civilisation survives.
Physical Deck
Digital PDF
The Connected System
Every card in this deck is part of one connected system — from profiling the learner to measuring civilisation's survival.
♠ Spades — Foundational Equations
The mathematical foundations of infrastructure consciousness. 13 cards covering the core survival formula, ICE matrix, Pythagorean cypher, and Dearden's Law.
♥ Hearts — Intelligence Frameworks
The human intelligence and profiling systems. 13 cards covering IUMC, ICUT, FITS, WALKBY, STRIVE, DAVID, OODA, DIKW, ASPIRE, and BAIO frameworks.
♦ Diamonds — Structural & Governance
Infrastructure governance, risk, and survival metrics. 13 cards covering the Human Blip, Fragility Index, 4Cs, ISI Speedometer, Death Spiral, and more.
♣ Clubs — Temporal & Meta
Time, scale, and the meta-equations. 13 cards covering Cosmic Clocks, Planetary Clock, Civilisational Clock, Harrison Grid, and the IP system cards.
★ Special Cards
The Jokers, Cover Card, and Mendeleev Bonus — the cards that frame the entire collection.
Own the Complete Collection
56 cards. 38 equations. 15 IP assets. One connected system from Calories to Consciousness.
4 Elements Consulting Limited · The Dearden Field · D52 · March 2026