CDI-BoK domain map¶

The CDI-BoK organizes 29 domains in eight areas. Areas support navigation and governance; domains preserve intellectual boundaries. The map does not claim equal maturity or require pages merely to fill the taxonomy.

flowchart TD
    A["Foundations"] --> B["Decisions"]
    B --> C["Human–AI conversations"]
    C --> D["Data, semantics and knowledge"]
    D --> E["Narratives and communication"]
    E --> F["Systems and architectures"]
    F --> G["Governance and quality"]
    G --> H["Adoption, evidence and learning"]
    H -. feedback .-> A

This shows common dependencies, not a required sequence.

Area 1 — Foundations and Identity¶

Domain	Guiding question	Initial maturity
Foundations	What concepts and sources support coherent CDI language?	Approved project core
Conversational Decision Intelligence	What makes conversational collaboration genuinely decision-oriented?	Proposed domain
Business Intelligence Evolution	What capabilities come from reporting, BI, DSS and augmented analytics?	Mature history; candidate synthesis
Future Directions	What futures are plausible, desirable or risky, under what assumptions?	Exploratory

Area 2 — Decisions and Intelligence¶

Domain	Guiding question	Initial maturity
Decision Intelligence	How do evidence, judgment, technology, action and feedback coordinate around decisions?	Emerging field
Decision Science	How should decisions be made, how are they made and how can they improve?	Mature foundations
Behavioral Decision Making	What biases, heuristics, incentives and contexts shape judgment?	Mature foundations with debate
Decision Quality	How do we separate process quality, outcome and luck?	Partly established; measurement open
Decision Metrics	What metrics expose value, risk, latency, calibration and learning?	CDI system under development

Area 3 — Conversations and Human–AI Collaboration¶

Domain	Guiding question	Initial maturity
Conversational Analytics	How can natural-language exploration preserve semantics and control?	Emerging
Decision Copilots	How can synthesis, options and workflow be supported while retaining human accountability?	Emerging
Decision Agents	What actions can be delegated under what limits, observability and stop conditions?	Emerging, high risk
Responsible AI	What safety, fairness, privacy, transparency and control are required?	Established frameworks; contextual implementation

Area 4 — Data, Semantics and Knowledge¶

Domain	Guiding question	Initial maturity
AI Native Analytics	What changes when AI participates from design rather than as decoration?	Emerging
Semantic Layers	How are definitions, metrics, entities and relations preserved across interfaces?	Mature, evolving practice
Knowledge Graphs	When does relational representation improve context, traceability or reasoning?	Mature technology; emerging CDI use

Area 5 — Narratives and Communication¶

Domain	Guiding question	Initial maturity
Decision Narratives	How should evidence and alternatives be structured for a decision and action?	Candidate synthesis
Narrative Intelligence	How can narratives that shape understanding and judgment be generated, evaluated and challenged?	Proposed domain
Data Storytelling	How can evidence be communicated without hiding uncertainty or counterevidence?	Established practice

Area 6 — Systems, Agents and Architectures¶

Domain	Guiding question	Initial maturity
Decision Architectures	What layers, contracts and flows connect evidence to action and feedback?	Candidate synthesis
Decision Systems	How do people, rights, processes, models, interfaces and controls operate together?	Mature adjacent foundations
PULSE	How is a decision-centered cycle operationalized with trusted data, context, action and learning?	Project constitutional framework

Area 7 — Governance, Quality and Responsibility¶

Domain	Guiding question	Initial maturity
Decision Governance	Who may see, recommend, decide, approve, execute, stop and answer?	Approved project core
Decision Patterns	What reusable structures solve recurring decision situations?	Candidate catalog
Decision Anti-patterns	What designs create false confidence, blockage, improper automation or faulty learning?	Candidate catalog

Area 8 — Adoption, Maturity and Evidence¶

Domain	Guiding question	Initial maturity
Decision Maturity	What capability is sufficient without equating maturity with technology?	Model under development
Enterprise Implementation	How can roles, process, data, technology and incentives change sustainably?	Contextual practice
Case Studies	What happened when CDI or PULSE was applied, with what baseline and limits?	Evidence pending
Research	What claims are supported, disputed or untested?	Permanent function

Editorial activation rule¶

A domain gains or expands a public page only for a real need and when it can state: decision or capability strengthened; concept owned or applied; source and evidence class; relationship to PULSE; owner and audience; limits and risks; validation and review criteria.

Critical dependencies¶

Conversational Analytics depends on trusted data, semantics, permissions and traceability. Decision Copilots additionally need a decision object, criteria, uncertainty and Human-in-Control. Decision Agents require executable limits, observability, stop conditions, escalation and harm assessment. Case Studies require baseline, intervention, horizon, outcome and attribution limits. Future Directions cannot treat analyst or vendor predictions as inevitable facts.

Change control¶

Adding, merging, renaming or retiring a domain changes intellectual architecture and requires an ADR. Moving a page without changing conceptual ownership is a minor editorial decision.