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OPS.16:3 - Forces

ForcePractical tension
learning and continuityA trial must expose a useful difference while the continuing operation still needs service, recovery, safety, and support.
status and actionPractitioners need to act on a promising way, while a candidate account cannot be treated as an admitted Method.
plan and occurrenceA prospective plan makes observation possible, while only actual Work can supply occurrence evidence.
local evidence and wider useOne bounded trial can settle a local choice while leaving transfer, general reliability, practical worth, and causality unresolved.
change and lineageA reusable semantic change can require a Method variant, while a changed tool, description, support, or departure may leave Method identity unchanged.
speed and assuranceA small trial can reduce delay, but it must stop if the required authority is missing or a protection condition no longer holds.
one decision and many observationsService, flow, human condition, finance, burden, side effects, and missing evidence can all matter without becoming one score.