by Rob Malcolm | Jul 22, 2026 | Glossary
Governance Ownership involves being accountable for maintaining governance that is visible, coherent, relevant, effective, and aligned with purpose, ethics, the actual situation, and expected outcomes. It prevents governance from turning into a fragmented collection...
by Rob Malcolm | Jul 22, 2026 | Glossary
Informed Judgement is the practical use of evidence, experience, context, diverse perspectives, and ethical reasoning to decide and act under uncertainty. It recognises that decisions cannot always wait for complete information or perfect certainty. People must...
by Rob Malcolm | Jul 22, 2026 | Glossary
Ethics is the discipline of deciding what ought to be done by considering purpose, affected stakeholders, foreseeable consequences, and the boundaries that should not be crossed. Ethics is more than complying with laws, policies, or professional standards. An action...
by Rob Malcolm | Jul 6, 2026 | Glossary
Kanban Architecture is architecture pulled by need, not pushed by function. It assumes a BCM and CDM are in place, with specialist extensions and refinements to meet a business challenge. The intent is to empower people in Gemba, the same way Ukrainian troops innovate...
by Rob Malcolm | Jul 6, 2026 | Glossary
The end-to-end flow of activities through which value is created, delivered, protected, or damaged for a stakeholder. A Value Stream describes how value flows from need to outcome. It connects the work, decisions, information, systems, hand-offs, delays, and feedback...
by Rob Malcolm | Jul 6, 2026 | Glossary
Responsible care for a system, capability, relationship, or shared future over time. Stewardship is the practice of caring for something that matters beyond immediate use or short-term gain. It involves protecting, maintaining, improving, and wisely using resources,...