Why unclear decisions spread complexity faster than most organizations can absorb it
Ambiguity never stays contained.
One unclear ownership boundary creates coordination overhead elsewhere. One undefined priority forces interpretation across multiple teams.
The organization adapts through meetings, escalation, and constant alignment work.Eventually the cost of interpretation becomes greater than the cost of execution.
.https://primamachina.substack.com/p/ambiguity-expands-to-fill-the-system