The Method

The method is standards-led and system-focused. It examines how standards, evidence, and decision structures are arranged within an organization, and how those arrangements shape outcomes over time.

Standards First

Work begins with standards. Standards may be formally stated, externally defined, informally applied, or only partially articulated. The method surfaces which standards are present, how they are understood, and where they are relied upon in decision-making. Standards are identified before evidence is considered.

Evidence in Context

Evidence is reviewed in relation to declared standards. The method looks at how evidence is defined, where it originates, how it is referenced, and how it is weighed within existing decision structures. Evidence is considered as it appears in practice, not as an idealized construct.

System Arrangement

The method attends to how decisions are structured across a system, including how authority is distributed, how accountability is expressed, and how decisions move across roles, units, or governing bodies.