Meta‑rationality for collapse resilience

Meta‑rationality is a cognitive stance and toolkit that prioritizes recognizing which coordination mechanisms still function under systemic failure, instead of trying to 'solve' problems with standard optimization tools. It emphasizes orientation—diagnosing whether a breakdown is selection, adaptation, or collapse—and prescribes low‑regret, institution‑preserving moves that work when incentives are perverse. — Adopting a public policy and leadership standard of 'meta‑rationality' would change how governments and organizations design interventions—favoring resilient scaffolds and incentive‑aware fixes over technical optimizations that amplify failure.