Appropriate Friction — Operational test: Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect appropriate friction.
Operational test "Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect appropriate friction." for Appropriate Friction in the Friction & flow glossary category.
Operational test
Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect appropriate friction.
Use this test to validate operational readiness.
Pair this test with the minimum evidence criteria to capture both qualitative and quantitative signals.
- Evidence artifact: Artifact documenting how Appropriate Friction is expected, enforced, or governed.
- Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Appropriate Friction in practice during real use or drills.
- Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Appropriate Friction performance over time.
Deliberate slowdowns or checkpoints inserted where harm would be costly or irreversible. Appropriate friction treats velocity friction and ethical interrupts as safety features.
I. Friction & flow. Designing intentional friction that protects people while keeping harm contained.
Ethotechnics uses Appropriate Friction to extend the i. friction & flow vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.