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id: "prereq-raci-definitions"
type: "prereq"
source_timestamps: ["¶3"]
tags: ["frameworks", "jargon"]
related: ["entity-raci", "entity-rapid", "entity-dare"]
reason: "Required to understand the specific roles (Accountable vs Responsible) being critiqued in the anecdotes."
sources: ["tail1"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-tail1"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-tail-106-decision-frameworks-fail"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/06/gg-why-decision-making-frameworks-fail"
sourceTitle: "Why Decision-Making Frameworks Fail"
---
# Understanding of RACI, RAPID, and DARE

**Prerequisite.** The source assumes the reader knows what [[entity-raci-d1]] (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed), [[entity-rapid-d1]], and [[entity-dare-d1]] stand for — it critiques their *implementation* without defining the acronyms.

**Why it's required.** Without these definitions, the reader cannot follow the central anecdote about the *Accountable vs. Responsible* confusion ([[claim-raci-misunderstood]]) or the delegation logic in [[action-delegate-decisions]]. See each entity note for canonical expansions (including the McKinsey expansions of RAPID and DARE).