Administrative Shame — Operational test: Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect administrative shame.

Operational test "Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect administrative shame." for Administrative Shame in the Human limits & experience glossary category.

Pair this test with the minimum evidence criteria to capture both qualitative and quantitative signals.

  • Evidence artifact: Artifact documenting how Administrative Shame is expected, enforced, or governed.
  • Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Administrative Shame in practice during real use or drills.
  • Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Administrative Shame performance over time.

Context

How this test fits the glossary entry

Category: Human limits & experience

The feeling of being personally at fault for harms produced by system design. Often a signal that moral overhead is too high.

E. Human limits & experience. Design that honors the limits of human time, cognition, and care.

Ethotechnics uses Administrative Shame to extend the e. human limits & experience vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.