The Institute for Systems Integrity engages selectively and deliberately.

Engagement exists to support dialogue, examination, and understanding — not transaction, influence, or implementation.

This boundary exists to protect independence and preserve clarity of role.

Forms of engagement

The Institute may engage through:

• Academic and scholarly dialogue
• Policy discussion and inquiry
• Public commentary grounded in published work
• Media engagement where examination, not advocacy, is sought

Engagement is intellectual and institutional in nature.

What the Institute does not engage in

To maintain independence and avoid role confusion, the Institute does not:

• Provide consultancy or advisory services
• Undertake commissioned analysis with predetermined outcomes
• Offer implementation support or operational guidance
• Engage in lobbying or paid advocacy
• Endorse organisations, technologies, or policy proposals

The Institute is not a service provider.

Collaboration and contribution

Where collaboration occurs, it is guided by:

• Independence of analysis
• Transparency of purpose
• Absence of financial or political obligation
• Alignment with the Institute’s governing principles

Contributions are welcomed where they strengthen examination, not where they seek validation.

Media and public discourse

The Institute may participate in public discourse where:

• Discussion is grounded in published analysis
• Complexity can be preserved
• Simplification does not distort substance

Media engagement is undertaken cautiously, recognising the difference between visibility and understanding.

Respectful boundaries

The Institute recognises that not all requests are inappropriate — but not all are compatible with its role.

Declining engagement is understood as a matter of role integrity, not exclusion.

Closing

Engagement is constrained so that the Institute’s work remains credible, independent, and durable.

Boundaries exist to ensure that the Institute can continue to examine systems without becoming one.Engagement Boundary