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Accountability

Concept a word Carolverse uses with a precise meaning

๐Ÿ“–What it means

Being the one who answers for something โ€” not necessarily the one who did it. Every artifact in Carolverse has exactly one accountable agent, because a thing everyone owns is a thing nobody fixes.

โš–๏ธWhat it is NOT

The neighbours this word is most often confused with, and the line between them.

Not: Doer

Accountability answers for the work; the doer performs it.

Not: Authority

Accountability is answering for a thing; authority is being able to decide about it.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธAlso called

answerabilityownership

๐Ÿ”—Related ideas

Owner vs Decision-makerDoer vs EnablerAgent