Synthetic · Simulation/As of
Where Does the Burden of Waiting for a Careful Decision Fall?
A team postpones a choice about a shared resource until an open question is resolved. The current arrangement remains in place.
- Who Asks
- People seeking the change
- Who Is Affected
- Current resource users
- Who Can Revise
- The review owner
The team avoids committing before the open question is answered.
Current users continue to carry the burden that prompted the request.
Traces in This ScenarioInvented, not observed
The review note explains why more evidence is needed.
The note leaves the current arrangement's burden unexamined.
The Assumption
Waiting is assumed to leave everyone in a neutral position.
The Design Must Stay Revisable
Revisit the pause when the interim burden changes or the missing evidence cannot be obtained.
Redesign the Roles