Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
Checklists are 5-10 items that catch what competent people…
Limit operational checklists to 5-10 items focused exclusively on steps most likely to be skipped or forgotten under load, not comprehensive process documentation.
Checklists need mandatory pause points where all activity…
Insert mandatory pause points in checklist execution where all activity stops and verification becomes the primary task, rather than running checklists as background processes.
Require a physical touch or verbal callout for each…
For each checklist item, require a physical action (touching the control) or verbal callout (saying the condition aloud) to prevent autopilot execution where the ritual completes without actual verification.
Map actual information flow to distinguish artificial…
Distinguish artificial serialization (treating independent tasks as dependent) from premature parallelization (launching tasks before their dependencies resolve) by mapping actual information flow rather than assumed ordering.