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- 08 engines · one evidence model
- 02 arenas · francophone Europe / Africa
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- Every engagement ends in a verdict , never a slide deck
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- Every instrument published blank · 33 rows in the public register
The board vote is the worst place to discover the evidence was thin.
Which high-stakes decisions are ready for authorization?
Board packs hide the burden of proof.
- 01
Boards receive polished recommendations, but the burden of proof is often uneven.
- 02
Material risks, contradictions and conditions can remain buried in board packs.
- 03
Authorization must include evidence quality, alternatives, conditions, owners and replay.
STREDGELAB response: assure the evidence before the vote, not after.
From burden of proof to authorization.
- 1Burden of proof
- 2Evidence stack
- 3Alternatives
- 4Conditions
- 5Decision replayNEXT
Authorization is earned rung by rung, or withheld.
What this engine has passed.
- Internal gates passed
- 33/33
- Assurance rung
- L3 candidate
A gate is one internal technical check the engine must pass before its output is treated as signed: a reconciliation, a boundary condition, or a determinism-and-replay test. The count is gates passed of gates defined. Independent certification is pending across all engines.
Six assertions, one authorization, no averaging.
A board is asked to authorise a €40m capital programme. The twin sets the burden of proof as six assertions the paper must carry, and grades each one on its own evidence.
| Demand holds at the assumed volume | Evidenced |
|---|---|
| The build cost is bounded | Evidenced |
| Capacity can be commissioned on time | Evidenced |
| Funding survives the downside case | Evidenced |
| The permitting path is clear | Partial |
| The exit case is credible | Open |
| Assertions carried | 4 of 6 |
| VerdictOne open assertion is enough | Withheld |
Four strong assertions do not compensate for one open one, so authorization is withheld rather than qualified. The output states the two measurements that would clear it, and the board can replay the decision when they land.
Deterministic engines. Governed outputs.
- Decision materiality engine
- Truth stack engine
- Evidence strength engine
- Challenge completeness engine
- Decision assurance gate
The evidence resolves to an outcome.
L3 candidate · 33/33 internal gates passed · independent certification pending
AI may explain, summarise, translate and draft from signed engine outputs. It cannot calculate authoritative values, select decision states, approve actions or alter audit records.
One decision. One verdict.
Bring us the decision. We build the evidence, and end on a verdict you can defend.
- ✓Ready for authorization
- ✓Ready with conditions
- ✓Not ready
- ✓Escalate or defer
The questions buyers actually ask.
Why can't strong evidence offset a gap?
Because the assertions are not substitutes for one another. A programme that cannot be permitted does not become permittable because demand is well evidenced. Scoring is non-compensatory by design: the weakest necessary assertion sets the verdict.
Does this override the board?
No. The board authorises; the engine states what the paper does and does not carry, and records the conditions under which the verdict would change. Overriding it is a legitimate board act — an undocumented override is not.
What is decision replay?
Re-running the same decision on the evidence as it stood, months or years later: same inputs, same outputs, traceable. It is what lets a successor understand why the decision was reasonable at the time.
Evidence for your next high-stakes decision, starting with nine gates.
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