AIM Framework glossary
Correction Window
Canonical definition
Correction Window is the temporal interval between M-shock and irreversible collective action, created by institutional buffering, during which M-intensity can subside, alternative information can circulate, countervailing forces can mobilise, and leadership psychology can shift. Democratic process is reframed as institutionalised delay, the primary architectural function of legislative deliberation, judicial review, electoral cycles, and bureaucratic procedure is to ensure that Correction Windows exist.
Explanation
Every institutional check, passing a bill through parliament, getting judicial review, waiting for the next election, creates a gap between impulse and irreversible action. During that gap, the initial panic can fade, new information can arrive, and people can organise opposition. Democracy's slowness isn't a flaw, it's the mechanism that keeps dangerous impulses from becoming dangerous actions. See Institutional Brake, Multiplicative Friction Model, Subcriticality Maintenance Principle.
Epistemic status
Framework-Specific Construct.