Decision Drift

What Decision Drift Observes

Decision Drift describes how consequential decisions degrade before anyone can explain why.

Not because people lack intelligence or intent — but because modern systems reward speed, politeness, and abstraction.

Drift forms when:

• commitments emerge before verification catches up
• responsibility spreads across roles until no one can fully hold it
• silence is interpreted as alignment
• risk migrates quietly through delegation, process, and timing

Decision Drift is not a leadership failure. It is a structural condition that becomes visible under consequence.

What Lives Here

This is a documentation hub.

It contains three types of material, each serving a different purpose:

How This Material Is Used

This material supports early recognition.

It helps decision-makers:

• name what they already sense but cannot yet articulate
• distinguish structural signal from social calm
• see where consequence is being carried without language
• detect boundary failure before commitments lock

It is not designed to motivate action. It is designed to prevent false confidence.

If you are looking for execution guidance, leadership development, or reassurance, this material will feel unhelpful by design.

Boundaries & Non-Claims

This material does not:

• provide advice
• interpret your situation
• recommend actions
• replace legal, compliance, audit, or fiduciary processes

It documents how decision integrity degrades in real environments — especially where reversal is costly, delayed, or impossible.

Some environments are not safe for increased visibility. In those contexts, restraint is the correct outcome.