Glossary · Optimization and failure dynamics
Frame lock-in
5LifecycleA system keeps optimizing a stable criterion after the real objective has changed. It needs external frame review, not a better judge.
Defined in
Handbook · PracticeAnti-patterns and failure vocabularySeventeen named ways evaluator systems fail, each with its tell, its layer and its fix.Related terms
- Frame review
- The governance process that asks whether the construct and objective themselves remain appropriate — logically prior to verifying performance against them.