# Give uncertainty an owner and a next decision Proposed decision practice. An assumptions register turns vague uncertainty into something the organization can act on. Each entry names the assumption, why it matters, what supports it, what contradicts it, and who is responsible for the next review. It should also identify the decision that would change if the assumption failed. Otherwise the register becomes an elaborate list of worries with no operational effect. Canonical page: https://givegigs.com/wiki/necro-chapter-assumptions-register Last updated: 2026-11-09T18:58:12.584Z Parent topic: [necromancer-neuroscience](https://givegigs.com/wiki/necromancer-neuroscience) ## Contents - [Overview](#wiki-section-overview-1) - [Chapter notes](#wiki-section-chapter-notes-2) - [Dossier section](#wiki-section-dossier-link-3) ## Overview Proposed decision practice. This page expands the “Give uncertainty an owner and a next decision” chapter in the neuroscience collection. ## Chapter notes An assumptions register turns vague uncertainty into something the organization can act on. Each entry names the assumption, why it matters, what supports it, what contradicts it, and who is responsible for the next review. It should also identify the decision that would change if the assumption failed. Otherwise the register becomes an elaborate list of worries with no operational effect. Consider the assumption that a particular recording method will be stable enough for the chosen comparison. The consequence is a dependency, not a prophecy. If stability is inadequate, the decision might be to improve the measurement, narrow the question, or abandon that approach. The scientific objective should not silently change to whatever the available instrument happens to show. Confidence can be expressed in ordinary language when a defensible probability is unavailable. What matters is whether the team knows why it is confident and what evidence could change that confidence. A precise-looking percentage unsupported by a model may communicate less honestly than a clear account of the uncertainty and its practical consequences. This is the guild’s discipline of revision. Sorcerers remain free to imagine an extraordinary future, Wizards remain obliged to challenge it, and patrons receive a record of what the company has learned rather than a performance of certainty. Updating a belief becomes a form of progress instead of a public-relations defeat. ## Dossier section [Open this exact section in the Necromancer dossier](/necromancer#assumptions-register). The original chapter status is “Proposed decision practice.” ## Sources - [Necromancer dossier section](/necromancer#assumptions-register) --- This article is collaboratively maintained. Check the canonical page and cited sources for the latest context.