Definition
This page lists Cases 21–30 as structured examples of recurring organizational failure patterns.
Case List
Case 21
Decisions continue to occur even after they lose influence on outcomes.
Type: Processing
→ Case 21: When Decision-Making Becomes Ritual
Case 22
Responsibility becomes increasingly difficult to locate within procedural complexity.
Type: Design
→ Case 22: When Responsibility Dissolves into Process
Case 23
Knowledge loses influence when structural incentives outweigh expertise.
Type: Design
→ Case 23: When Expertise Becomes Irrelevant
Case 24
Feedback loses value when it no longer affects organizational behavior.
Type: Design
→ Case 24: When Feedback Becomes Noise
Case 25
Authority operates independently from ownership of consequences.
Type: Design
→ Case 25: When Authority Exists Without Ownership
Case 26
Problem reframing substitutes for actual resolution.
Type: Design
→ Case 26: When Problems Are Redescribed Instead of Solved
Case 27
Adaptation becomes symbolic rather than functional.
Type: Design
→ Case 27: When Adaptation Becomes Performance
Case 28
Structures prioritize self-preservation over organizational purpose.
Type: Design
→ Case 28: When Structure Becomes Self-Preserving
Case 29
Systems continue operating after their original justification has disappeared.
Type: Symptom
→ Case 29: When Organizations Lose the Ability to Stop
Case 30
Recognition of failure fails to produce corrective action.
Type: Symptom
→ Case 30: When Collapse Is Recognized but Not Acted Upon
Structural Grouping
Processing Layer Failures
Cases: 21
Design Layer Failures
Cases: 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Symptom Layer Failures
Cases: 29, 30