The structural trajectory a system follows after corrective recalibration under pressure.
Full Definition
The Recovery Curve describes the pattern of structural stabilization that occurs after intervention or recalibration within a strained execution system.
Recovery is not linear.
It is phased.
After instability or structural correction, systems typically move through:
Containment stabilization
Escalation normalization
Boundary realignment
Authority re-anchoring
Coherence restoration
If intervention occurs within the Recalibration Window, the recovery curve is shallow and controlled.
If intervention is delayed, the curve becomes steep, costly, and politically destabilizing.
Recovery is influenced by:
Accumulated Execution Debt
Decision Residue density
Structural Drift depth
Pressure intensity at time of intervention
Recovery does not mean returning to a prior state.
It means restoring containment capacity.
Systems that treat recovery as communication management fail to restore structural coherence.
Recovery is architectural.
Structural Role in NAP
Within NAP, the Recovery Curve represents the measurable path from instability back to execution stability.
It interacts with:
Recalibration Window
Execution Stability
Decision Integrity
Authority Containment
Pressure Typology
A shallow curve indicates early intervention and strong containment logic.
A volatile curve indicates late correction and accumulated structural distortion.
Recovery success depends less on effort and more on architectural precision.
Stability restored without redesign will relapse under the next pressure cycle.
