Self-Determination as Architecture
From theory to structural recovery
CTSD defines what self-determination is.
CTSD (Comprehensive Theory of Self-Determination) defines self-determination as a structural, measurable, and multi-domain capacity, applicable at the level of individuals, institutions, and technological systems.
SDRA defines how it can be structurally restored.
SDRA (Self-Determination Recovery Architecture) is the practical architecture grounded in CTSD, designed to carry out structural diagnosis and sequential recovery in situations where choice, action, and responsibility have lost their functional coherence.
The Structural Mechanism of Self-Determination Breakdown
When choice becomes reactive, action turns procedural, and responsibility becomes formalized
Self-determination does not collapse all at once.
Erosion occurs when:
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choice shifts from deliberation to reaction
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action is reduced to procedure
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responsibility is reduced to formality
This structural shift can emerge across different contexts:
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in individual lives
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within institutional systems
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in algorithmically mediated decision-making environments
SDRA is designed to identify, diagnose, and structurally restore these points of breakdown, as well as to prevent their recurrence.
REDETERMINE
Self-Determination Recovery Architecture (SDRA)
REDETERMINE is a family of applied recovery pathways built on the Self-Determination Recovery Architecture (SDRA).
If CTSD defines the structure of self-determination and the logic of its breakdown, SDRA provides the methodological foundation for diagnosing that breakdown and determining when and under what conditions recovery is structurally possible.
REDETERMINE applies SDRA architecture across two directions: