The Drift
The Drift
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Why Every System You Think Is Stable Is Already Failing
This book started as a question: why do institutions fail even when everyone inside them is trying hard?
After four years of doctoral research across India, Laos, the Andes, and Australia, studying organisations ranging from rural cooperatives to financial systems, I found a pattern. I call it the TRF Loop: Trigger, Reinforce, Fail. And once you see it, you can't unsee it.
What to expect
What to expect
The Vertical Dilemma
The Vertical Dilemma
Why hierarchies designed for stability are structurally wired to delay the signals that could save them.
The TRF Loop
The TRF Loop
The mechanism by which systems drift toward failure, and why it's almost always invisible until it's too late.
Four continents of evidence
Four continents of evidence
Field research from India, Laos, the Andes, and Australia, synthesised into a framework that applies across sectors.
Also available in French
Also available in French
Pourquoi tout système que vous croyez stable est déjà en train de défaillir
The French edition is now available for readers based in France and the Francophone world.
Want to talk about The Drift?
Want to talk about The Drift?
The ideas in this book come from real research, and they're meant to be debated.
Watch the IRMAn Talk, then join the conversation on LinkedIn where I post regularly about institutional drift, governance, and why systems fail.
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