Principlev1
When modifying processes, surface embedded schemas first to
When modifying processes, surface embedded schemas first to distinguish between processes encoding hard-won lessons (whose removal reintroduces risk) and processes encoding obsolete assumptions (whose removal reduces waste), rather than treating all processes as either sacred or disposable.
Why This Is a Principle
Derived from Tacit Knowledge Exceeds Linguistic Expression (tacit knowledge exists but resists articulation), Knowledge that exists only in tacit form degrades without (tacit knowledge degrades without detection), and Single-loop learning adjusts actions within existing (single vs double-loop learning). This prescribes schema surfacing before process modification to preserve embedded wisdom while removing obsolete assumptions. It's a meta-principle about process change methodology.