Original Position

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Philosophy

Foundational Lexiconfair starting point
Executive Parlancehypothetical equality
Scholarly Discourseveil of ignorance
Babel ZenithVeil of Ignorance
Origin: John Rawls

Etymology & Meaning

Designing systems not knowing what position you'll occupy in them.

In the Boardroom

Designing compensation systems as if you didn't know your role.

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