§ method

FN / 2026 / 04
14 apr 2026

what a runbook is for.

the runbook is the deliverable; the platform is the by-product. what a runbook must contain for the next reader to operate the system without the author in the room.

FIELD NOTE
METHOD
IN DRAFT
drafting
FN / 2026 / 05
02 apr 2026

what a technical due-diligence read covers.

what a technical due-diligence read covers in four weeks: what to read, in what order, and what a diligent reviewer declines to put their name to.

FIELD NOTE
METHOD
IN DRAFT
drafting
WP / 2026 / 05
14 feb 2026

halal-compatible commercial structures for technology engagements.

how to scope a technology engagement to avoid riba while remaining commercially legible. four contract shapes, worked through.

WORKING PAPER
COMPLIANCE · HALAL
IN DRAFT
drafting
WP / 2026 / 04
22 jan 2026

completing the square — a method note.

the canonical statement of the firm’s method. three months to complete, three weeks to hand over, then we leave. with the eight failure modes we have actually observed.

WORKING PAPER
METHOD · v1.0
34 PP
FN / 2025 / 11
28 nov 2025

why we will not write a slide deck.

a short field note. the difference between a slide deck and a working paper, and why we will only ship the latter — even when the board would prefer the former.

FIELD NOTE
METHOD · POSTURE
IN DRAFT
drafting

§ defensible data

WP / 2026 / 08
11 jun 2026

ifrs s2 in south africa: the disclosure is a data problem.

what ifrs s2 actually demands of a south african data estate. the disclosure requirements, the local adoption trajectory, the assurance that follows — and why the binding constraint is lineage, not reporting.

WORKING PAPER
DEFENSIBLE DATA
12 PP
WP / 2026 / 06
18 mar 2026

sovereign hosting for regulated south african operators.

a survey of available residency postures: afrihost, xneelo, oracle joburg, hyperscaler sa regions, in-house. cost, latency, audit posture. tabled by sector.

WORKING PAPER
COMPLIANCE
IN DRAFT
drafting

§ ai enablement

FN / 2026 / 03
05 mar 2026

the test of an ai engagement.

would the team notice if you took the tool away on a tuesday morning? a test for whether ai enablement landed — and the design choices that decide it in advance.

FIELD NOTE
METHOD · AI
IN DRAFT
drafting

§ provenance

WP / 2026 / 07
26 apr 2026

halal-food traceability across three provinces.

how far does a halal certification actually travel from feedlot to retail, and where does it break? a research design for tracing certification claims across three provinces.

WORKING PAPER
PROVENANCE
IN DRAFT
drafting

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