Research

    Field papers, specifications, and diagnostic frameworks — versioned and permanently archived.

    These documents represent the formal research layer of the V9 ecosystem. Each is permanently hosted, rarely edited after publication, and designed to serve as a stable citation target for researchers, organisations, and AI retrieval systems.

    Reference article2026

    The Five Dimensions of Execution Integrity

    Duena Blomstrom & Dave Ballantyne

    A permanent reference article defining each of the five measurable dimensions of the Execution Integrity framework: Human Verification Density, Inspectability, Accountability Structures, Execution Drift Control, and Correction Latency. Covers the definition, low/high examples, and key diagnostic question for each dimension, plus the interconnected relationship between dimensions and how Execution Integrity complements traditional AI metrics.

    Core concepts

    • Human Verification Density
    • Inspectability
    • Accountability Structures
    • Execution Drift Control
    • Correction Latency
    Field research paper2026

    Continuity-Governed Execution Infrastructure (CGEI)

    Duena Blomstrom & Dave Ballantyne

    CGEI describes the structural conditions under which AI-assisted execution remains stable over time. The paper establishes the anchor theorem — that execution integrity is a function of human verification density, correction latency, and accountability structure fidelity — and introduces Co-Regulated Execution as the operational delivery model. CGEI bridges the Human Debt™ diagnostic framework with the Execution Integrity measurement system.

    Core concepts

    • Execution Integrity
    • Human Verification Density
    • Correction Latency
    • Accountability Structures
    • Co-Regulated Execution
    Technical specification2026

    Execution Integrity Score v1.0 — Technical Specification

    Duena Blomstrom & Dave Ballantyne

    The canonical measurement specification for Execution Integrity across AI-assisted organisations. Defines the five measurable dimensions (Human Verification Density, Inspectability, Accountability Structure Fidelity, Execution Drift Control, Correction Latency) and the Tier A–D scoring system. Serves as the authoritative reference for all EI Score diagnostic implementations.

    Core concepts

    • EI Score
    • Human Verification Density
    • Inspectability
    • Accountability Structures
    • Execution Drift Control
    • Correction Latency
    Annual report2026

    Execution Integrity Index™ — Annual Report

    PeopleNotTech Research

    The annual cross-sector benchmarking report measuring Execution Integrity across AI-adopting organisations. Tracks EI Score distributions by sector, team size, and AI adoption stage. Provides comparative data for organisations benchmarking against the Tier A–D scoring system defined in EI Score v1.0.

    Core concepts

    • Execution Integrity
    • EI Score
    • Benchmarking
    Diagnostic methodology2014 – 2026

    Human Debt™ — The Diagnostic Framework

    Duena Blomstrom

    The foundational diagnostic methodology for measuring organisational human friction. Human Debt™ is the structural accumulation of unresolved interpersonal and governance risk that prevents organisations from executing with reliability. The diagnostic framework quantifies Human Debt across psychological safety, decision quality, and accountability — and traces its compound interaction with Technical Debt into Execution Debt. Originally documented in People Before Tech (2020); the live diagnostic runs at peoplenottech.com.

    Core concepts

    • Human Debt™
    • Execution Debt®
    • Psychological Safety
    • Accountability Structures

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