Some government friction is there on purpose
Published on: 31/08/2026
What the U.S. constitutional system can teach us about coordination: why distributed authority, dependencies, and constraints can create necessary friction rather than dysfunction.
coordination systemsorganizational designdecision authorityconstraint visibilityfailure containmentchecks and balancesseparation of powersorganizational frictioncoordination contractsadaptation capacityU.S. governmentconstitutional designRecursive Coordination Theory