Heroism-Dependent Systems — Operational test: Teams can point to a concrete example that demonstrates heroism-dependent systems in practice.
Operational test "Teams can point to a concrete example that demonstrates heroism-dependent systems in practice." for Heroism-Dependent Systems in the System patterns & anti-patterns glossary category.
Operational test
Teams can point to a concrete example that demonstrates heroism-dependent systems in practice.
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 Heroism-Dependent Systems is expected, enforced, or governed.
- Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Heroism-Dependent Systems in practice during real use or drills.
- Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Heroism-Dependent Systems performance over time.
Systems that rely on extraordinary effort, unpaid care, or silent sacrifice to function. They mask poor stoppability and high failure load .
K. System patterns & anti-patterns. Recurring structures that demand Ethotechnic countermeasures.
Ethotechnics uses Heroism-Dependent Systems to extend the k. system patterns & anti-patterns vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.