# Choice Architecture **Domain:** Design / Behavioral Governance **Doc Type:** Concept Node **Maturity:** Evolving **Related:** [[Affordances]], [[Human Agency]], [[Ambient Governance]], [[Transition Consent]] --- ## Definition **Choice architecture** is the structuring of available options, defaults, friction and salience in ways that influence action without necessarily issuing commands. ## Corpus Context The corpus treats choice architecture as a governance layer. It can make systems usable, but it can also narrow agency while preserving the appearance of voluntary selection. ## See Also [[Affordances]], [[Human Agency]], [[Ambient Governance]], [[Transition Consent]] ## Sources / Provenance - Developed through [[articles/Beyond the Sea|Beyond the Sea]] and the linked corpus.