Five Factors of Failure: The Diamond Model and Modern Business

This article provides an in-depth analysis of Jared Diamond's model, applied to contemporary management and business strategy. Instead of focusing on historical facts, the author treats the history of civilization as a laboratory of decision-making errors that can serve as a warning to today's leaders. The text identifies five key factors leading to the collapse of socioeconomic systems, placing particular emphasis on the role of elites and their tendency to take short-sighted actions in the face of environmental degradation and climate change. Through the lens of the tragedy of the commons and the aporia of modern consciousness, the reader is provided with tools to diagnose structural instability in their own organizations. This is essential reading for those seeking sustainable business models based on collective rationality and effective resource management.