Critical Action — Operational test: Teams can point to a concrete example that demonstrates critical action in practice.
Operational test "Teams can point to a concrete example that demonstrates critical action in practice." for Critical Action in the Decision states & edges glossary category.
Operational test
Teams can point to a concrete example that demonstrates critical action in practice.
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.