A temporary structural state in which urgency overrides normal decision containment.
Full Definition
Crisis Mode is a system state activated under perceived threat, time compression, or external shock.
In Crisis Mode, escalation thresholds compress, authority centralizes, and procedural safeguards weaken.
While crisis activation can temporarily increase speed, prolonged crisis mode degrades structural coherence.
When urgency becomes permanent, governance becomes reactive rather than engineered.
Crisis Mode is adaptive when temporary.
It becomes destabilizing when normalized.
Structural Role in NAP
Within NAP, Crisis Mode alters Activation Lines and compresses Decision Boundaries.
It increases Behavioral Escalation probability and accelerates Cognitive Overload Under Pressure.
Engineering resilience requires controlled crisis activation and disciplined exit mechanisms.
