Active stalls · Behavioural substitution patterns
S1
Re-proving Instead of Narrowing
low
S2
Coordinating Instead of Deciding
medium
S3
Forgiving Instead of Redesigning
indeterminate
S4
Extracting Without Reinvesting
low
S5
Mediating Instead of Coupling
medium
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Stabilising Around Incumbents
medium
S7
Narrating Instead of Testing
low
S8
Scaling Activity Instead of Throughput
low
Stall radar · Intensity across all 9 types
Stabilisation stacks · Why single interventions fail
Intermediaries produce narrative about their facilitation role; narrative legitimises intermediary existence and funding; uncertainty about direct coupling absorbed by narrative rather than demonstration.
Stage 5 · Leverage hypothesis
"If one successful outcome from the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre partnership (P001, P002, P004: direct partnership between UoM, Christie, MFT) were documented and disseminated as a case study explicitly noting that the outcome was achieved through direct partnership without Health Innovation Manchester intermediation, it might reduce the system's ability to absorb uncertainty signals about direct coupling through intermediary-produced narrative...
6-12 months
Leverage hypotheses are testable perturbations, not prescriptions. Where demand-side behaviour is weakly visible, the correct move is observation — improving visibility before attempting change.
Structural resemblances · Clusters with similar stall configurations
Cambridgeshire Peterborough Life Sciences
Cambridge · GB
Intermediary-Narrative
1 shared stack · 104 evidence · Tier 1 - Robust
Intermediary-Narrative: Intermediaries produce narrative about their facilitation role; narrative legitimises intermediary existence and funding; uncertainty about direct coupling absorbed by narrative rather than demonstrat...
Absorbs: Complexity, Uncertainty
Riyadh FinTech
Riyadh · SA
Growing
1 shared stack · 63 evidence · P1
Intermediation–Narrative Stabilisation: Mediating (accelerator ecosystem, SME support programs, international accelerators) creates venues and relationships that plausibly sustain Narrating (cross-border partnerships, industry associations)...
Absorbs: Uncertainty (market viability), Complexity (multi-stakeholder coordination), Opportunity (international legitimacy)
Singapore FinTech & Digital Assets
Singapore · SG
Mature
1 shared stack · 74 evidence · P2
Intermediation–Narrative Stabilisation: Mediation infrastructure (Mediating: bilateral agreements, platforms) provides material basis for narrative construction (Narrating: festivals, partnerships); narrative activity attracts participants ...
Absorbs: Uncertainty (cross-border regulatory divergence), Opportunity (global capital/talent attraction), Complexity (jurisdictional coordination)
What happens next
This is a structural profile, not a full diagnostic.
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