Gates are external constraints. When the cascade touches a gating-condition, the
D-RM rate-mismatch binding mechanism explains why it binds.
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Capital-Availability Gating Condition capital-availability-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
capital deployment timing has its own lag relative to capability frontier shifts - mismatch determines deployment-rate gating
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Antitrust-Regulation Gating Condition antitrust-regulation-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
antitrust state evolves slowly while tool-provider concentration (D6) shifts fast - mismatch determines whether intervention can be timely
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Public-Sector Restructure-Constraints Gating Condition public-sector-restructure-constraints-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
public-sector procurement + civil-service rules evolve over electoral/political cycles while capability frontier shifts continuously - extreme mismatch
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Cross-Org Data-Rights Gating Condition cross-org-data-rights-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
Data-rights legal state evolves slowly (case law, regulation) while cross-org workflow demand (D4) explodes - mismatch makes data-rights a binding gate on whether workflow ownership can be shared.
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Industry-Regulation Gating Condition industry-regulation-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
regulatory state evolves slowly while AI capability (D1) evolves fast - large mismatch makes regulation a binding gate
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Legacy-Workflow Rigidity Gating Condition legacy-workflow-rigidity-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
Workflow system state accumulates over decades; capability needs (D3) shift in months - canonical incumbent rate-mismatch at workflow scale.
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Cultural Acceptance Gating Condition cultural-acceptance-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
cultural state evolves slowly while competitive valuation (D6) shifts fast - generational mismatch makes culture a binding gate
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Antitrust + Platform-Regulation Gating Condition antitrust-and-platform-regulation-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
Antitrust + platform-regulation evolves slowly (multi-year cases) while ecosystem-orchestrator emergence (D6) plays out in quarters - large mismatch makes regulatory gates binding on I4 emergence.
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Data-Residency Gating Condition data-residency-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
Regulatory state shifts slowly (multi-year) while AI capability (D1) shifts continuously - large mismatch makes data-residency a binding gate.
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Workforce Buy-In Gating Condition workforce-buy-in-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
workforce bargaining-position state shifts slowly while task displacement (D1) shifts fast - mismatch determines whether workforce can re-engage in time
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Collective-Bargaining Strength Gating Condition collective-bargaining-strength-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
bargaining-power state shifts slowly while task displacement (D1) shifts fast - mismatch determines whether labor can re-bargain in time
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Professional-Licensing Gating Condition professional-licensing-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
licensing-jurisdiction state evolves slowly while task susceptibility (D1-driven) shifts fast - mismatch makes licensing a binding gate
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Workflow Trust Gating Condition workflow-trust-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
Trust state evolves slowly while workflow restructure (D1+D4) shifts fast - mismatch makes trust a binding gate on cross-org workflow.
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Regulatory-Permission-to-Restructure Gating Condition regulatory-permission-to-restructure-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
sector regulation evolves slowly while AI capability (D1) shifts fast - large mismatch makes regulation a binding gate
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Leadership AI-Literacy Gating Condition leadership-ai-literacy-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
leadership-state evolves slowly while AI capability (D1) evolves fast - mismatch makes leadership literacy a binding gate
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Interop-Standards Gating Condition interop-standards-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
Standards-setting cycles run multi-year while platform competition (D6) plays out in months - mismatch makes standards gates pivotal at W5.
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Org Restructure-Capacity Gating Condition org-restructure-capacity-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
org-structure state evolves slowly while capability needs (D3) shift fast - mismatch is the incumbent's-dilemma rate problem
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Regulatory-Permission-to-Cross-Industry-Boundaries Gating Condition regulatory-permission-to-cross-industry-boundaries-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
Cross-boundary regulation evolves over electoral cycles while AI capability to dissolve boundaries (D1) shifts continuously - extreme mismatch in regulated cross-industry plays.
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Board-Level AI-Literacy Gating Condition board-level-ai-literacy-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
board composition + literacy state evolves over multi-year cycles while competitive valuation (D6) shifts continuously - mismatch determines strategic-AI-decision quality
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Regulated-Process Permission Gating Condition regulated-process-permission-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
Sector regulation evolves over electoral cycles while AI capability shifts continuously - extreme mismatch in regulated workflows.
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Legacy-Systems Restructure-Ability Gating Condition legacy-systems-restructure-ability-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
technical debt accumulates over decades; capability needs (D3) shift in months - mismatch is the canonical incumbent technical constraint
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Vertical-Specificity Gating Condition vertical-specificity-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
Vertical specificity is a slowly-changing industry property; horizontal-AI capability (D1) improves fast - mismatch determines vertical-vs-horizontal industry winner.
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Cultural Restructure-Readiness Gating Condition cultural-restructure-readiness-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
cultural state has very slow evolution while competitive valuation (D6) shifts fast - culture is THE classic incumbent rate-mismatch
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Capital-for-Transformation Gating Condition capital-for-transformation-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
capital-allocation cycles (annual budget, etc.) have their own lag relative to capability frontier - mismatch determines deployment rate
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Workflow Observability-Readiness Gating Condition workflow-observability-readiness-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
Observability infrastructure state evolves quarter-by-quarter while outcomes-measurement-shift (D14) demands real-time visibility - mismatch makes observability a binding gate on value-capture-measurement.
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Network-Effects Strength Gating Condition network-effects-strength-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
Network-effects strength is a slowly-changing industry property; AI deployment (D1) changes fast - mismatch determines whether AI flywheels can establish lock-in.
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Data-Network-Effects Gating Condition data-network-effects-gate
bound by d8-driver-state-rate-mismatch
Data-network-effects strength evolves over years (data accumulation cycles) while AI capability (D1) shifts continuously - mismatch determines whether orchestrator emergence stabilizes.