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Core concept
Institutional Amnesia
Source: Paper 001v1.0 ยท July 2026
The loss of access to useful organisational knowledge when it is not recorded, shared, findable or transferable across people, teams and systems. It can become visible when people leave or change roles, when teams reorganise, or when decision context is lost.
How to cite
Ben Hortop, "Institutional Amnesia," The Institutional Intelligence Framework, Paper 001, v1.0, July 2026, institutional-intelligence.com/glossary/institutional-amnesia
