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TERM-005Institutional State

Dead Calm

The absence of movement disguised as stability. Decisions that should take days take weeks. Initiatives that need sponsorship have none. Everyone agrees something needs to change, but no one moves first. The organization is waiting for permission that isn't coming.

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