Human Override as Informal Governance

This case is structured using the Cultural Pilot Framework as its primary methodological reference.

Context Description

In many systems, human actors retain the ability to override formal rules through informal decisions, verbal approval, or manual intervention.

Such overrides are frequent, normalized, and rarely documented.

Institutional Pressure Points

• Is override an exception or a shadow institution?
• Who is authorized to override?
• How is responsibility reassigned post hoc?

Research Value

This case reveals override as an implicit governance layer that coexists with formal systems.

Conceptual Linkages

• Language Governance
• Institutional Accountability

Case Status

Published — diagnostic.