What question did this study set out to answer?

To present the Correctability Map, a framework that explains why systems fail to correct issues despite detecting them.

June 2, 2026Open Access

Why Seeing Is Not Enough: The Correctability Map

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To present the Correctability Map, a framework that explains why systems fail to correct issues despite detecting them.
Introduced a three-layer diagnostic framework involving mechanisms, visibility, and actionability.
Validated the framework across three domains: Boeing MCAS, enterprise ERP, and LLM-as-judge pipelines.
Formalized the concept that correctability depends on the correction channel rather than the system itself.
Identified three key layers in system failure: mechanisms that break, visibility that fails, and actionability limitations.
Provided insights into systemic correction processes applicable across multiple domains.
Established that addressing the correction channel is critical to improvement.

Abstract

Systems fail to correct not because they cannot detect problems, but because the corrective architecture fails at a layer below the analysis. This note introduces the Correctability Map — a three-layer diagnostic framework that distinguishes what breaks (Layer 1: mechanisms), where the signal fails to reach a position capable of acting on it (Layer 2: visibility), and why a receiving position cannot act even when it has the signal (Layer 3: actionability). The framework was validated across three domains (Boeing MCAS, enterprise ERP, LLM-as-judge pipelines). Formalises the structural claim: correctability is a property of the correction channel, not of the system being corrected.

Why Seeing Is Not Enough: The Correctability Map

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