---
id: "action-implement-ovis"
type: "action-item"
source_timestamps: ["§ The OVIS framework for decision rights"]
tags: ["decision-rights", "restructuring"]
related: ["framework-ovis", "concept-pocket-veto"]
action: "Assign explicit OVIS roles to eliminate ambiguity and enforce accountability in decision-making."
outcome: "Accelerated decision making, clarified roles, and the material reduction of informal 'pocket vetoes.'"
speakers: ["Jonathan Rosenthal", "Neal Zuckerman"]
sources: ["governance"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-governance"
originDay: 7
articleStem: "hbr-sig-59-consensus-decision-making"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/04/decision-making-by-consensus-doesnt-work-in-the-ai-era"
sourceTitle: "Decision-Making by Consensus Doesn’t Work in the AI Era"
---
# Implement the OVIS Framework

**Action:** Assign explicit OVIS roles to eliminate ambiguity and enforce accountability in decision-making.

**Outcome:** Accelerated decision making, clarified roles, and the material reduction of informal 'pocket vetoes.'

Replace consensus-based decision making (see [[concept-consensus-management]]) by explicitly assigning **Owner, Veto, Influencer, and Supporter** roles for key initiatives per the [[framework-ovis]]. Critically, ensure that **Veto and Influence are strictly separated** to prevent recreating consensus — conflating them re-imports the very ambiguity OVIS exists to remove. Done correctly, this directly attacks the [[concept-pocket-veto]] by forcing every block to be formal, owned, time-bound, and evidence-backed. Operationalizing the *Support* role enacts the 'Disagree and Commit' principle attributed to [[entity-jeff-bezos]].