A four-step process for turning discrepancies between expectation and delivery into structured learning opportunities. Truth as a verb — an ongoing relational practice, not a static judgment.
What actually happened relative to what was expected? Not blame, not interpretation — observable reality.
This aligns with Structural Thinking: start with nothing, picture what is said, distinguish conceptual from actual.
Structural and relational causes. What patterns (advancing or oscillating) led to this outcome?
This is diagnostic, not punitive. The structure determines behavior — understand the structure.
Using structural tension: desired outcome + current reality (from steps 1-2) + action steps that would create the desired result.
Record outcomes. In a Kinship Hub, this goes in the Accountability and Review section. The documentation carries relational meaning — what was learned, what changed, what obligations emerged.
In the Indigenous Research Paradigm, MMOT functions as relational accountability practice:
Traditional 0-10 performance scales are reductive. They fail to capture context, relational meaning, or structural patterns. MMOT provides a qualitative alternative that:
See: llms-beyond-numerical-metrics.md