Narrative Performance Lab
Narrative Performance Index™
Not all stalled momentum is a proof problem. In high-stakes systems, decisions are shaped by narrative posture as much as performance data — how your organization signals authority, frames risk, communicates urgency, and claims ambition inside a decision environment.
You’ve already built the layers
- Mapped decision gates and constraints shaping adoption.
- Identified where translation breaks inside the value chain.
- Noted workflow strain and absorption risk.
- Clarified stakeholder power, responsibility, and accountability.
Narrative Spectrum
Perfectionist
High integrity signals. Activation can compress under scrutiny.
Engineer
Logic-first posture. Can over-index on structure vs. decision emotion.
Historian
Context builder. Can delay commitment by widening the frame.
Caretaker
Trust-centric posture. May under-claim authority in high-stakes rooms.
Architect
Maps the terrain. Converts complexity into bounded decisions.
Evangelist
Generates energy. Can trigger containment reflexes in steward systems.
Illusionist
Creates possibility. Must anchor claims to prevent credibility drift.
Unicorn
High coherence + velocity. Must manage proof timing and exposure.
Narrative Pattern Consequences
Narrative Insights: Under Pressure
Under pressure, founders default to predictable narrative behaviors — compressing urgency, over-amplifying vision, over-explaining structure, or hedging authority. Each archetype carries distinct activation triggers that surface in high-stakes rooms.
System Stakeholder Archetypes
Decision environments operate from protective logics — financial containment, operational stability, compliance defense, reputational preservation. Your narrative force interacts with these logics in patterned ways.
Funding & Adoption Patterns
Each archetype carries a distinct funding trajectory, stakeholder trust curve, and velocity profile. Some generate trust but stall activation; others trigger energy but raise containment reflexes.
Narrative Insight: Under Pressure
On high-stakes days, founders often revert to the narrative they’ve practiced the longest — not the one they’ve built most intentionally. The NPI helps stabilize your narrative posture so it holds under scrutiny.
Submit a Narrative Snapshot
This is a structured scrape of a single artifact — designed to identify pattern tendencies and decision-environment friction. You’ll be able to select up to two decision environments. Deeper analysis is delivered privately.