Glossary
A glossary of key terms used in the Acacia Initiative Wiki.
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Glossary
Key terms defined.
Acacia Initiative
The organisation building trust infrastructure for the Judgment Economy. Named after the acacia tree, which symbolises resilience, interdependence, and generosity.
Acacia Trust
The institutional foundation for trust infrastructure. Provides research, standards, training, and ecosystem coordination.
Context
The situation, history, constraints, and relationships that give intelligence meaning. Context is the container for intelligence.
Context Problem
The challenge of making context visible, transferable, and accountable in a world of abundant intelligence.
ContextOS
The operating system for judgment. A system for understanding, documenting, and transferring context.
Friction
What gets in the way of progress. The gap between where we are and where we want to be. The obstacle to good judgment.
Judgment
The ability to evaluate, decide, and act. Judgment is the scarce resource in the Judgment Economy.
Judgment Economy
The economic era defined by abundant intelligence and scarce judgment. The next chapter in economic history.
Judgment Engineering
The discipline of designing systems and processes that support good judgment.
Protocol
A standardised procedure that ensures decisions are made systematically. Protocols preserve judgment by reducing cognitive load and ensuring consistency.
Shipping Container Model
A model for understanding how standardisation and modularity enable trust at scale. The physical infrastructure of the Judgment Economy.
Trust Infrastructure
The institutions, standards, protocols, and practices that make trust scalable. The infrastructure of the Judgment Economy.
Acacia Library
The complete collection of resources in the Acacia Initiative Wiki — including sections on Economic Eras, Judgment Engineering, Friction Problem, Research Notes, Case Notes, Principles, Open Questions, Version History, Stakeholders, Participation, About, Glossary, and Press Kit.
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