A Manifest is a Knowledge Category that provides information or context to form decisions and behaviors.

Its main purpose is to provide a single source of truth for information within the company by providing explicit knowledge where other companies might just live with implicit knowledge.

Typically, a Manifest is published after reviews and consensus of a committee which forms depending on the subject.

This consensus or approval itself should be part of the documentation.

The verification lifetime often spans multiple months or even years. It’s rare that the implicit knowledge changes and Someone forgets to update the article.

Examples for Sub-Types are:

• Company Compass Statements: Purpose, Vision, Mission, and Core Values
• Team Mission Statements
• Goal Statements or OKRs
• Roadmaps
• Policies
• Agreements or Contracts