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Community Health & Architecture Assessment™ — Student Worksheet
A concise reflective version of the Community Health & Architecture Assessment™ for course use. It is educational and reflective, not a compliance audit. Work through the five core architecture questions, then rate each pillar as strong, fragile, missing or priority.
For each pillar statement mark: Strong · Fragile · Missing · Priority.
Five Core Architecture Questions
How is power held? Who can decide, influence and challenge?
How does information move? Who knows, who is told, who is excluded, and what happens when communication becomes difficult?
How are people treated under pressure, especially those who disagree, become vulnerable, stop contributing or hold little influence?
Can the system repair and learn? Can it recognise mistakes, accept responsibility, change and strengthen itself?
Can people flourish here — not merely attend, comply, work or serve?
Governance
Purpose is clear and guides decisions.
Decision rights and delegations are written and used.
Oversight and independent review exist and function.
Succession and organisational memory are protected.
Compliance
Obligations are identified and owned.
Policies are current, accessible and understood.
Procedures and playbooks match what actually happens.
Evidence is kept and reviewed; gaps are corrected.
Community
Information moves directly and loops are closed.
Participation is real, resourced and consented to.
People can disagree without being treated as disloyal.
People can join, contribute, rest and leave with dignity.
Dignity
Difficult processes pass the least-powerful-person test.
Difficult processes pass the favourite-person test.
Procedural fairness is practised, not just promised.
Workload and the competence tax are noticed and managed.
Closing reflection
What should be protected?
What should be strengthened?
What was never intentionally designed and needs building?
What should stop?
What are we building together?
