When may an action proceed?#
An evaluation can show that a result meets its criteria while leaving the next action undecided. Mandala of Gating examines that decision. A gate specifies the requested action and checks its conditions, evidence, and authority. If a request cannot proceed, the decision can still identify useful work, such as repairing an input or asking the person with authority to review it.
What the cases show#
Four cases follow a publisher preparing a release, an inventory assistant proposing a purchase, a support team relying on a retrieved note, and a changed sandbox export.
- Identify the exact action, subject, version, purpose, and scope of the request.
- Distinguish a failed condition from missing evidence or an unresolved judgment.
- Decide whether to allow the action, request a repair or review, wait, escalate, or block it.
- Check whether standing permission still applies after a change in scope or circumstances.
- Carry the permission decision to the point of action and record what actually happened.
The book includes diagrams, comparison tables, and a worked walkthrough. It also considers when repeated approvals cost time without improving the decision.
Place in the series#
Written by Lynn Walker and published by WinMedia, the book is independently readable in Structures of Governed Intelligence. Mandala of Evaluation examines the evidence for judging a result adequate. Mandala of Gating follows the separate question of whether a particular action may go ahead.