Protective Friction — Operational test: Teams can point to a concrete example that demonstrates protective friction in practice.
Operational test "Teams can point to a concrete example that demonstrates protective friction in practice." for Protective Friction in the Friction & flow glossary category.
Operational test
Teams can point to a concrete example that demonstrates protective friction 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 Protective Friction is expected, enforced, or governed.
- Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Protective Friction in practice during real use or drills.
- Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Protective Friction performance over time.
Friction intentionally added to slow harmful processes and keep moral latency within safe bounds. Protective friction inserts checkpoints where speed would otherwise amplify risk. It should be targeted and proportional: enough to prevent harm, not enough to create punitive burden.
I. Friction & flow. Designing intentional friction that protects people while keeping harm contained.
Ethotechnics uses Protective Friction to extend the i. friction & flow vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.