Purpose changes faster than formal authority.
Where this breaks
A project mandate, emergency power or adviser instruction remains recognised long after the original need disappears.
The operating move
Attach duration, review and automatic narrowing to every consequential mandate.
Value object — The operational card
- Purpose
- Scope
- Expiry trigger
- Revocation evidence
The test
Search for mandates created around closed projects and past emergencies. Every active survivor is permanent power created by neglect.