Purpose
This category examines failures where conflict is avoided, suppressed, or personalized instead of structurally processed.
Failure Pattern
Common signs include:
- unspoken tensions,
- moral pressure to maintain harmony,
- or pathologizing individuals rather than addressing causes.
Avoidance is often mistaken for maturity.
Structural Risk
Unresolved conflict accumulates and eventually explodes as:
- sudden exits,
- factionalism,
- or moral crises.
Systems without conflict pathways fail silently.
What Is Being Stress-Tested
- Mandatory conflict handling
- Escalation paths
- Accountability without blame
- Safety overrides
RCOS Expectation
RCOS mandates that:
- conflict must enter a defined process,
- avoidance is not a valid state,
- and power asymmetries are acknowledged.
This category tests whether the community can repair without denial.