Models in the Wild

The Vendor Risk Gameboard: Who Moves First?

by Shimon|05 December 202501 February 2026|Embedded GRC, GRC Economics, Models in the Wild, Thinking Like an Economist

Vendor risk is typically framed as a procedural exercise—an administrative ritual tucked behind procurement, a compliance checkpoint inserted between pricing and contract, or a regulatory safeguard meant to guarantee that due diligence has been performed. But anyone who has ever...

Exploding Offers and the Illusion of Security Buy-In

by Shimon|11 November 202501 February 2026|Embedded GRC, GRC Economics, Models in the Wild, Thinking Like an Economist

Governance thrives on timing. Too slow, and the system suffocates under analysis; too fast, and it loses the very judgment it was built to preserve. Yet most organizations live in chronic acceleration. Each week brings another message marked urgent, another...

Why No One Stops the Broken Process

by Shimon|03 November 202515 November 2025|Embedded GRC, GRC Economics, Models in the Wild

Every governance system reaches a moment when its process stops producing learning and starts producing noise. Reviews recycle old findings. Meetings discuss last quarter’s risks under new headers. Dashboards show progress in metrics divorced from meaning. The ritual continues because...

The Access Request Dilemma: A Trust Game in Disguise

by Shimon|15 October 202515 October 2025|Embedded GRC, GRC Economics, Models in the Wild, SAFe GRC

Every access request begins as a technical act: a permission ticket, a role adjustment, a key rotation. But what it really represents is a negotiation of trust. Whether it’s a developer requesting a production role, an analyst seeking a restricted...

Policy as a Signal: Credibility, Cost, and Aspirational Signaling

by Shimon|10 October 202515 October 2025|Embedded GRC, GRC Economics, Models in the Wild

Policies are meant to clarify behavior, but in most organizations, they act as signals—broadcasts of seriousness, maturity, and compliance posture. A well-written policy feels like progress: an artifact that turns ambiguity into structure. Yet beneath the formatting and formal language...

Governance Reversibility Assessment

by Shimon|07 October 202519 October 2025|Models in the Wild, Strategy & Theory

Every governance system faces a moment when the map stops matching the terrain. A control that once made sense becomes ceremonial. A framework that once signaled maturity begins to slow delivery. A policy written for one architecture quietly constrains another....

Why GRC Feels Like a Monty Hall Problem

by Shimon|06 October 202519 October 2025|Models in the Wild, Strategy & Theory

Most GRC teams assume they’re operating inside a machine designed for clarity: controls are documented, policies are published, frameworks are mapped, and dashboards glow with confidence. The closer you get to the real decision points—access reviews, risk acceptances, policy updates,...