Change approach — the bottleneck is still worth attacking, but the current hypothesis is not generating signal.

Pivot preserves the strategic commitment while replacing the tactics around it — and is usually the most informative decision the system makes. A Pivot says: "We believe this bottleneck is worth fixing, but the way we are attacking it is not generating the signal we expected." This is distinct from Stop (which gives up on the intent entirely).

What Pivot means at each level — preserve the strategic commitment, replace the tactics around it.

The decision hierarchy on slide 54 of the v20 deck shows this verdict applied differently at each level. Each row below is one row from that table.

By level

Level	Verdict	Detail
Play · ratified	Pivot	Replace the hypothesis but keep attacking the bottleneck. Decided at the Forum by the Adaptive Investor.
Intent	Pivot	Bottleneck still worth fixing — current angle isn't generating evidence. Loop Leader proposes, Adaptive Investor ratifies.
OKR	Pivot	Same outcome, different bet. Decided at the Direction Review by the Reflective Council.

Key principles

Preserve the strategic commitment.
Replace the tactics around it.
Usually the most informative decision.
Says: this is still worth solving, but not this way.