The Equilibrium Scorecard
Green = proceed or accelerate · Yellow = proceed with conditions · Red = stop, slow, or redesign.
How much would a mistake cost?
Oversight Half-Life Calculator
The scorecard tells you whether a system is in equilibrium. This tells you whether you are still in control of it.
Control ratio R = L / H. Stay in control by keeping R well below 1.
If-Then Circuit-Breaker Cards
A circuit breaker you design after you need it is just an apology. Pre-commit your tripwires while the room is calm.
The Five-Minute Audit
No time to score? Ask these five. A "no" or a shrug is a finding.
Control Drift Tracker
A single score is a snapshot, and snapshots hide trends. Compare this version against the last one. A rising R, or any gear moving toward red, is a regression. Section 7 of the Open Control Surface Specification.
Taken from Tool 01 (gear scores) and Tool 02 (control ratio R) above. Fill those in first, then compare.
Control Surface Disclosure
Six comparable lines, so control drift becomes legible across the industry rather than only inside one company. Section 8 of the specification.
R, the gear colours, and breaker coverage are read from the tools above.
The book is the argument; this is the instrument. Score a project before you fund it, ship it, or pass it into law.
From The Acceleration Paradox, implementing the Open Control Surface Specification v0.1. A decision-support tool, not certification. Nothing you type leaves your device.