Postmortem
The structured review after an incident: timeline, causes, and action items. 'Blameless' when done right — examining decisions, not scapegoats. The blameless part takes practice and leadership restraint.
Heard in the wild
“The postmortem found three contributing causes, none of them the intern.”
Tone check: Technical
Blameless postmortems build the psychological safety that surfaces problems early. Blameful ones teach hiding.