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Inaction
Description:
Doing nothing which affects society.
Claim:
Uncontrolled, mechanical responses and reactions are mitigated by procedures to delay commitments and decisions.
Counter Claim:
Inaction often becomes a habitual strategy. It can easily be misinterpreted as malice or enmity especially in situations in which action is expected.
Constrained by:
Costing inaction
Avoiding bureaucratic inaction
Avoiding bureaucratic inaction
Activism
Facilitated by:
Excusing inaction
Rewarding inaction
Covering up inaction
Values:
Action
Inactivity
Subjects:
Action
→
Action
Type Classification:
F: Exceptional strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals: