The Keystone Model for Organizational Health

A research-based, living-systems framework for understanding how organizational health is sustained over time through keystone mechanisms.

Drawing on research-informed insights from keystone species ecology—where certain species exert a disproportionate influence on ecosystem health—the Keystone Model conceptualizes how organizational health is stewarded through relational infrastructure, condition creation, dynamic homeostasis, and cascade amplification.

Cascade Amplification Dynamic Homeostasis Relational Infrastructure Condition Creation Organizational Health

Organizational health emerges through the interaction of four keystone mechanisms—stabilising the system, enabling adaptation, and sustaining performance over time.