The limited structural interval during which architectural correction can restore stability before instability compounds.
Full Definition
A Recalibration Window is the finite period during which structural misalignment can be corrected without triggering compounded instability.
Systems rarely collapse suddenly.
They drift.
Between early diagnostic signals and full instability, there exists a temporal interval where containment can still be restored through architectural adjustment.
This window narrows when:
Decision Drift accumulates
Execution Debt increases
Escalation Saturation intensifies
Authority Diffusion normalizes
If recalibration occurs within this interval, stability can be restored with proportional intervention.
If missed, corrective effort becomes exponentially more costly.
The Recalibration Window is not a performance cycle.
It is a structural opportunity.
Structural Role in NAP
Within NAP, the Recalibration Window sits between:
Diagnostic Signals
and
Instability Patterns escalation
It is influenced by:
Execution Stability decline rate
Pressure intensity
Complexity density
Governance clarity
High Volume or Speed Pressure compresses the window.
High Structural Complexity reduces visibility of its opening.
Systems that institutionalize periodic recalibration preserve containment integrity.
Systems that ignore early signals exhaust the window.
Recalibration is not reaction.
It is architectural reset.
