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Research: Responsible Systems Lab Publishes a “Rule Chains” Review Pattern
A governance practice for complex systems: linking rules, exceptions, review records, and change rationale into auditable chains.
2025-10-02
- research
- governance
- standards
Background
In complex systems, failures are often not implementation bugs—they’re unspoken rule changes.
What we published
A review pattern that:
- writes rules as checkable entries
- records exceptions and boundaries
- captures change rationale and discussion
- links review evidence to release versions
Impact
Piloted with three partner organizations for high-risk change governance.
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