NIST AI Risk Management Framework
Definition
Governance can be organized around NIST’s Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage functions.
Meaning
Governance can be organized around NIST’s Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage functions.
This concept is part of the workshop vocabulary. It helps turn AI from a vague technology topic into a practical leadership question. The point is to name what is changing, why it matters, and what kind of response is required.
The concept should be read together with the surrounding pages, because most AI leadership problems are connected. A workflow decision may also be a governance decision. A productivity idea may also create a development need. A technical possibility may still require human agency, trust, and contextual judgment.
When using this page, focus on the underlying distinction. What does this idea help you see that would otherwise stay invisible? What changes once this idea is taken seriously?
Why it matters
This idea helps readers understand the leadership work behind AI adoption. It turns a technology question into a question about work design, human judgment, trust, learning, and organizational adaptation.
What to pay attention to
- Where the concept appears in daily work, not only in strategy documents.
- Where AI makes work faster but also more ambiguous.
- Where people need clearer language, examples, boundaries, or practice.
- Where the organization may be confusing technical possibility with real readiness.
Connections
Govern Protect Hallucination as Plausibility Optimization
Source links
Workshop origin
Slides or origin: 84, 97
Tags: NIST, AI risk management