Post-Loop Stewardship

The 30-day loop resolved the supplier approval bottleneck. Decision Stewardship now protects that resolution, watching for pattern recurrence as conditions shift.

Supplier Approval Escalation

People · Systems · Politics

Routine operational decisions were escalated to the CEO and Exco due to a historic R8M supplier write-off. The 30-day loop restored VP authority (R1.5M threshold) and introduced a 48-hour default-to-approved rule.

Escalations: 17 → 3/weekSpeed: 11 → 1.5 daysCEO time: 6 hrs → <30 min/week

Context Driftmoderate

New CFO appointment may trigger re-centralisation instincts.

12 Feb 2026

Pattern Similaritylow

Board audit request mirrors the original scar trigger.

8 Feb 2026

We don't use AI to make decisions. We use it to remember why certain decisions hurt us before.

How Decision Stewardship works

Signals, not scores

The agent detects recurrence, context drift, and regression, and reflects patterns back at the moment decisions are made.

Remembers, not restricts

It carries forward the organisational memory of resolved scars, watching for the conditions that triggered them originally.

Supports, not replaces

It does not block decisions, evaluate leaders, or override judgement. Authority remains human. Always.

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