Critical Action — Operational test: Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect critical action.
Operational test "Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect critical action." for Critical Action in the Decision states & edges glossary category.
Operational test
Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect critical action.
Use this test to validate operational readiness.
Pair this test with the minimum evidence criteria to capture both qualitative and quantitative signals.
- Evidence artifact: Artifact documenting how Critical Action is expected, enforced, or governed.
- Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Critical Action in practice during real use or drills.
- Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Critical Action performance over time.
Any system action that meaningfully alters a person’s status, access, or trajectory. Critical actions require dignity friction .
J. Decision states & edges. Where and how decisions flip from reversible to permanent.
Ethotechnics uses Critical Action to extend the j. decision states & edges vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.