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IntentGap

Analyzing intent-outcome divergence

Definition

Mechanism

Cognitive analysis of the divergence between intended Decision and actual Outcome. Examines why reality differed from intent: external factors, execution errors, model misspecification, or unforeseen consequences. Essential for learning and calibration.

Preconditions

Decision was made with explicit intent
Outcome is observable and measurable

Postconditions

Gap analysis produced
Learning opportunities identified

Invariants

Analysis separates decision quality from outcome luck
Causal attribution must be evidence-based

Risks

Failure modes

Hindsight Bias
Judging past decisions by outcomes rather than information available at decision time.
Attribution Error
Blaming external factors when internal errors caused the gap.

Relationships

Builds on

References

Infrastructure

Decision

Irrevocable selection from a set of options

Infrastructure

Outcome

Realized state after an action, captured for Plan-vs-reality comparison

Used by

References

Coursecandor

Admit a mistaken direction, say what showed it, and set a check others can use on the correction

Reference

Identity

Ref

IntentGap#0c14

Sema ID

sema:IntentGap#mh:SHA-256:0c14e83c328756592d5d0d2e690522c3589d33778ce38871cbcaf594f8dd679f

Ring

Tier

Updated

2026-11-11

Supersedes

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sema:IntentGap#mh:SHA-256:98b23d5faa3bb1d941a148b9c7596f6725f1b70d3447ee247243944e75114e13
sema:IntentGap#mh:SHA-256:5248808e441eab02fd0fbc6ae41abca66c3c66e7883d3f623d2f1a802b3e1cd1

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