01 · Recognition & Authority

Authority Method

The five-stage process: Diagnose, Define, Build, Distribute, Refine.

Aingworth Framework

Full explanation

The Authority Method is the five-stage process for building brand authority that AI systems cite: Diagnose, Define, Build, Distribute, Refine.

Why this matters

The Recognition Triangle describes the conditions. The Authority Method is how they get met. It is a cycle rather than a checklist, because authority decays if the loop stops.

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Where this sits

Authority Method belongs to Recognition & Authority, one of the seven layers of the Aingworth Glossary. What Aingworth believes. Recognition is the outcome; authority is the evidence that makes it possible. These are the terms that belong to Aingworth, most of them first set out in Become the Answer.

Related terms

Recognition Triangle The three conditions of recognition: Clarity, Credibility, and Earned Authority. Authority Debt The accumulated cost of chasing visibility metrics instead of building authority signals. Brand Authority Infrastructure The structured system of evidence and signals that makes a brand credible wherever it is evaluated.
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