Whitepaper – The Coherence Integrity Principle

Coherence Integrity Principle (CIP)

A boundary framework for responsible decision-making

This page presents the official whitepaper on the Coherence Integrity Principle (CIP).

The document formalizes CIP as an epistemic boundary framework. It does not introduce a model, method, or decision system. Its purpose is to define when interpretation and decision-making remain legitimate in complex systems, and when they do not.

The whitepaper articulates the principle through a small set of axioms describing how coherence can degrade structurally, often before observable failure occurs. It clarifies why analytical conclusions may remain logically correct while becoming irresponsible to act upon, and why restraint must be recognized as a legitimate outcome under degraded coherence conditions.

CIP does not seek to improve prediction, optimize decisions, or reduce uncertainty. It addresses a prior question: whether the system producing information remains coherent enough for interpretation itself to remain meaningful.

The document is deliberately domain-agnostic. It applies wherever complex systems generate signals that guide interpretation and action, including finance, healthcare, crisis management, organizational governance, technology, and artificial intelligence.

This whitepaper is conceptual in nature. It does not provide advice, prescriptions, or guarantees. Any application or interpretation remains the responsibility of the reader.

Core statement

When coherence fails, confidence becomes a liability.

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