Own your tools · Chapter 16, the human approval button

Approval Card Builder

Approval is not a philosophy. It is a button, a screen, a queue, and a log. Design the card a busy person can read in three seconds, then reject, edit, or escalate. If the reviewer cannot see the risk fast, the approval point is theater.

Original input (what the customer, file, or form actually said) AI suggestion (the draft, category, or action it proposes) Source (the record, policy, or history it used)

Risk

The one thing the human must check