Definition
This page lists Cases 21–30 as structured examples of recurring organizational failure patterns.
Case List
Case 21
Decision-making becomes ritualized.
Type: Processing
→ Case 21: When Decision-Making Becomes Ritual
Case 22
Responsibility dissolves into process.
Type: Design
→ Case 22: When Responsibility Dissolves into Process
Case 23
Expertise becomes irrelevant.
Type: Design
→ Case 23: When Expertise Becomes Irrelevant
Case 24
Feedback becomes noise.
Type: Design
→ Case 24: When Feedback Becomes Noise
Case 25
Authority exists without ownership.
Type: Design
→ Case 25: When Authority Exists Without Ownership
Case 26
Problems are redescribed instead of solved.
Type: Design
→ Case 26: When Problems Are Redescribed Instead of Solved
Case 27
Adaptation becomes performance.
Type: Design
→ Case 27: When Adaptation Becomes Performance
Case 28
Structure becomes self-preserving.
Type: Design
→ Case 28: When Structure Becomes Self-Preserving
Case 29
Organizations lose the ability to stop.
Type: Symptom
→ Case 29: When Organizations Lose the Ability to Stop
Case 30
Collapse is recognized but not acted upon.
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