Useful Delegation
A representative can make a shared request possible without making every person attend.
The Right to AskRisk Reduced Risk Shifted
Synthetic · Simulation/As of
Does Speaking for Everyone Leave Room for Dissent?
A shared service receives requests through a group representative. The representative approves a change on behalf of the group.
- Who Asks
- The group representative
- Who Is Affected
- Group members
- Who Can Revise
- The service coordinator
Traces in This ScenarioInvented, not observed
The approval identifies the representative's role.
The record does not say how a group member can challenge the approval.
The Assumption
Representation is assumed to include permission for this particular change.
Where the Readings Split
Keep the difference visibleUnchallengeable Delegation
The arrangement can close the route through which a member withdraws consent.
Follow the Risk
The service avoids conflicting requests sent through separate channels.
A member who disagrees must first overcome the representative's approval.