Society · Governance
Coursecandor
Admit a mistaken direction, say what showed it, and set a check others can use on the correction
Definition
Mechanism
When a direction turns out to be mistaken, the party responsible says so, states what showed it, as an IntentGap analysis would, and says what changes. It then sets an observable check by which others can judge whether the correction worked.
Invariants
- The admission names the mistaken direction and the evidence that showed it.
- The correction comes with an observable check that others can apply.
Risks
Failure modes
Silent pivot
the direction changes without admitting the old one was wrong.
Ritual apology
the mistake is admitted but nothing checkable follows.
Relationships
Builds on
References
Analyzing intent-outcome divergence
Nothing in this library builds on this pattern yet.
Reference