What changed

This page tracks substantive changes to the NEI framework and website — including indicator revisions, status changes, and significant content updates. It is written for people reviewing NEI, not for developers. For the full underlying version history, see the GitHub repository ↗.

2026-03-12

March 2026 — Website updated to reflect NDR-1.1.0

The atypical website was updated to reflect the NDR-1.1.0 release. The releases page, taxonomy page, citation page, and homepage now update automatically from the NEI repository when changes are published.

Added NDR-1.1.0 release added to the releases page /nei/releases/
Structural change Taxonomy, citation, indicator reference, and homepage releases section now generated from NEI repository data — no manual updates required when new releases are published /nei/taxonomy//nei/citation//nei/indicator-reference//nei/

2026-03-09

March 2026 — NDR-1.1.0 release: indicator review and framework refinement

NDR-1.1.0 published. A comprehensive review of all NEI indicators was completed. Titles and descriptions were refined across all 26 active indicators. Six candidate indicators were promoted to Standard status, bringing the Standard count to 13. Eleven redundant candidates were retired. The NEI website was reframed to lead with plain-language best practices rather than technical framework detail. A change-tracking system was added.

Promoted to Standard 6 candidate indicators promoted to Standard status: structured evaluation criteria (NDI-fumd3q), work arrives through defined channels (NDI-iuc2r5), advance notice of changes (NDI-mmp2kt), priority authority is documented (NDI-ow2t74), formal authority is documented (NDI-su335j), consistent primary workspace (NDI-w2b3yw) NDI-fumd3q NDI-iuc2r5 NDI-mmp2kt NDI-ow2t74 NDI-su335j NDI-w2b3yw
Retired 11 redundant candidate indicators retired — their substance absorbed into existing active indicators or identified as outside scope
Revised Titles and descriptions refined across all 26 active indicators for improved clarity, precision, and neurodivergent-specific grounding NDI-2cdbgj NDI-hgbbzn NDI-nl3yam NDI-ztoto2 NDI-eohpdo NDI-rfdub6 NDI-fkbdsm
Revised Evidence criteria updated for 5 Standard indicators to align with revised indicator scope NDI-2cdbgj NDI-nl3yam NDI-eohpdo NDI-ztoto2 NDI-fkbdsm
Reframed NEI homepage reframed to lead with best practices in plain language; technical governance detail moved to secondary position /nei/
Added Added examples section to NEI homepage with concrete, readable examples of indicator concepts including a provocative example on language precision /nei/
Added Added by-industry entry point on NEI homepage /nei/
Added Added change-tracking system: this updates page, update banner, and update labels throughout the site /nei/changes/