Rigidity Trap

A poverty trap and a rigidity trap are typical maladaptive departures from an adaptive cycle in a system. “A system with high potential, connectedness, and resilience is represented by the rigidity trap. It is suggestive of the maladaptive conditions present in hierocracies, such as large bureaucracies.”

Reference:

Holling, C. S. Understanding the Complexity of Economic, Ecological, and Social Systems. Ecosystems, 2001, 4, 390–405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-001-0101-5.