EVIDENCE & EVOLVING INTERPRETATIONS
What does dependable information take?
A continuing investigation into the people, work and systems behind public event information.
The Hidden Cost of Doing It Right
Directional qualitative field research involving 11 professionals across 10 organizations. It was not statistically representative.
Read the research summary →Observed evidence
The work is heavy. The process is capacity constrained. Data is not shared. Incomplete and stale information creates hidden operational costs.
These are supplied themes from the field research, not statistical claims about every organization.
My working theories
Finding and publishing may be opposite ends of the same infrastructure problem. A trustworthy record needs more than successful extraction: it needs identity, provenance, responsibility and maintenance.
These are developing interpretations, not universal laws or settled academic findings.