Attrition-as-Resolution — Operational test: Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect attrition-as-resolution.

Operational test "Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect attrition-as-resolution." for Attrition-as-Resolution in the Governance & power glossary category.

Pair this test with the minimum evidence criteria to capture both qualitative and quantitative signals.

  • Evidence artifact: Artifact documenting how Attrition-as-Resolution is expected, enforced, or governed.
  • Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Attrition-as-Resolution in practice during real use or drills.
  • Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Attrition-as-Resolution performance over time.

Context

How this test fits the glossary entry

Category: Governance & power

An anti-pattern where drop-off is counted as success and metrics improve when people give up. Attrition-as-resolution hides unmet obligations behind completion dashboards. It often co-occurs with endurance asymmetry and extraction by endurance , shifting repair cost onto those with the least capacity.

H. Governance & power. Structures that determine who sets moral boundaries and who can intervene.

Ethotechnics uses Attrition-as-Resolution to extend the h. governance & power vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.