Narrative Performance Index

How your narrative is being interpreted by systems under constraint.

NPI — At a Glance

A semantic snapshot (not a scorecard).

Narrative Structure

[Signature]

[One-line: what the story prioritizes.]

Emotional Frequency

[Frequency]

[How it lands under constraint.]

Identity Posture

[Posture]

[How the org positions itself.]

Logic Pattern

[Pattern]

[How reasoning is framed.]

Adoption Logic Index

[Index]

[What must be true to move.]

Power Signal Pattern

[Signal]

[How authority is read.]

Primary Friction

[Friction]

[Where momentum breaks.]

One-Line System Read: This organization is currently behaving as a [Dominant Archetype], which the system interprets as [system meaning].

How the Story Is Structurally Operating

Narrative Structure Signature (Observed): [Short paragraph describing entry point, what it centers, how it seeks validation, how it resolves.]

Structural Alignment

Aligned · Strained · Misaligned

Storytelling Maturity

Early · Developing · Advanced · Integrated

Field Note

This archetype advances through [native structure]. When redirected or compressed, it tends to [observed behavior].

Narrative Logic and Adoption Movement

Archetype Logic Pattern: [Plain-language explanation of how this archetype reasons.]

Adoption Logic Index (Archetype-Native): [What this archetype requires to move adoption forward.]

System Interaction Read

The system is currently asking for [X], which is [native / non-native] to this archetype.

How Authority Is Being Signaled

Observed Power Signals: [Where authority is asserted, deferred, borrowed.]

System Interpretation

Decision-makers read this posture as [credible / premature / risky / incomplete].

Predictable System Responses

Stakeholder Response Signature:

  • Who leans in: [ ]
  • Who slows movement: [ ]
  • Who defers upward: [ ]
  • Who disengages quietly: [ ]

How the Market Is Being Interpreted

Market-Sense Pattern: [How urgency, readiness, and timing are being framed.]

Where Momentum Commonly Breaks

Primary Friction Signatures:

  • [Friction 1]
  • [Friction 2]
  • [Friction 3]
Risk Profile

[One clear sentence describing the most likely failure mode if unmanaged.]

External System Compatibility

Funding Patterns: [Capital sources that respond well to this posture.]

Accelerator Patterns: [Programs that amplify vs distort this posture.]

Improvement Pathway

What progress looks like for this archetype:

  • Strengthens credibility when: [ ]
  • Reduce/remove: [ ]
  • Do not imitate: [ ]