Non-Decision — Operational test: Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect non-decision.
Operational test "Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect non-decision." for Non-Decision in the Decision states & edges glossary category.
Operational test
Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect non-decision.
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 Non-Decision is expected, enforced, or governed.
- Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Non-Decision in practice during real use or drills.
- Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Non-Decision performance over time.
A stable administrative disposition where a system withholds a contestable outcome (“pending,” “in review”) while consequences accrue. Non-decisions stretch moral latency and erode contestability by keeping people in limbo.
J. Decision states & edges. Where and how decisions flip from reversible to permanent.
Ethotechnics uses Non-Decision to extend the j. decision states & edges vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.