Structural Failure Model
Pressure does not stay within a layer.
It moves between them.
Failure is not an isolated event.
It is the result of how pressure moves through a system.
First, see where pressure sits
Before the full model, start with two basic splits: responsibility versus pressure, and where pressure sits in different systems.
Responsibility and pressure don’t sit in the same place
Same industry. Different pressure location
Pressure moves through the system.
Failure appears where it cannot be carried.
This is how pressure moves across layers —
and where failure becomes visible.
Collapse
Where failure becomes visible.
Governance
Where structural misalignment begins.
Position
Where decisions are made.
Core Statement
Risk is not removed.
It is created, transferred, and absorbed.
→ See how this becomes a decision → Decision System