As you master basic brittleness testing, advanced techniques multiply value:
Temporal Brittleness Mapping Some systems are brittle only at specific times. Identifying temporal brittleness patterns reveals time-specific opportunities.
Retail is brittle to disruption in Q4 due to holiday concentration. Construction is brittle to supply disruption in spring building season. Understanding temporal patterns helps time both protection and opportunity capture.
Brittleness Interaction Analysis Multiple brittleness points often interact, creating compound effects worse than individual failures.
A business brittle to both travel restrictions AND key person availability faces catastrophic risk if both trigger simultaneously. Understanding interactions helps prioritize which brittleness points need immediate attention.
Competitive Brittleness Assessment Testing competitor brittleness reveals strategic opportunities. When you're less brittle than competitors in specific dimensions, disruption in those areas creates competitive advantage.
Monica systematically tested competitor brittleness in her industry. She discovered most were brittle to rapid scaling demands—their quality control systems broke above certain volumes. She built scalable systems, then aggressively pursued growth when demand spikes stressed competitor operations.