The act of surfacing an Obstruction. Any Station or Post can Flag. Flagging early is a professional obligation, not an admission of failure.
Issues & Problem Solving
Issues and Problem Solving terms give the Crew a shared, blame-free language for surfacing and resolving anything that slows the Expedition down. The vocabulary is deliberately neutral — an Obstruction is not a failure, it is a condition. Naming it clearly is the first step to Clearing it.
See: Framework Overview
An Obstruction
A problem, blocker, or issue. The neutral term for anything impeding the Expedition's movement. Naming something an Obstruction removes blame and focuses on clearing it.
Clearing
The act of resolving an Obstruction. Action-forward. The question in every Bearing is not "who caused this" -- it is "who is Clearing this and by when."
A Relay
The escalation path from a Post to a Station. When a Post hits a condition on its Trigger List, it Relays -- passes the signal up and waits. A Relay is not a failure.