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  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/delegate-context-not-only-instructions",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-9093",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Delegate context, not only instructions",
  "summary": "Context lets people make local choices that preserve the larger objective.",
  "kind": "principle",
  "body": "Explain why the outcome matters, what downstream systems or people depend on it, and which trade-offs are acceptable. Context is part of the work product.",
  "limits": [
    "Autonomy must be bounded by competence, risk, compliance and recoverability. High-consequence decisions may need explicit approval gates."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-lead-without-authority-stakeholder-systems"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-D77AED0A57EA0B83"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "A meta-analysis of 65 independent studies found team cognition positively related to team behavioral process, motivational states and performance, with moderation by task and team characteristics.",
      "source_id": "RS-D77AED0A57EA0B83",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "Shared cognition is not identical to unanimous opinion; teams may need differentiated expertise as well as common understanding.",
      "locator": "Abstract"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "When delegated work is technically completed but optimized for the wrong priority."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Autonomy must be bounded by competence, risk, compliance and recoverability. High-consequence decisions may need explicit approval gates."
  ],
  "example": "A developer learns that audit traceability outranks UI elegance for a specific workflow, so edge-case choices remain aligned.",
  "check": "Local decisions remain coherent when the original instructions no longer fit exactly.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-D77AED0A57EA0B83",
      "title": "The Cognitive Underpinnings of Effective Teamwork: A Meta-Analysis",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20085405/"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "from": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-9093",
      "to": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-9094",
      "type": "useful_with",
      "url": "/knowledge/keep-one-review-point-that-does-not-become-micromanagement"
    }
  ],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-47952011564F7728",
      "title": "Lead without formal authority: stakeholder decisions, delegation, voice, and team learning",
      "url": "/collections/lead-without-formal-authority-stakeholder-decisions-delegation-voice-and-team-learning"
    }
  ]
}