How The SCRAP Yard works
The SCRAP Yard is a community platform for naming, measuring, and — ultimately — breaking free from organizational friction.
What is SCRAP?
SCRAP stands for Structures, Cultures, Rules, Assumptions, and Processes that no longer serve our purpose, or that gets in the way. SCRAP slows teams down, creates waste, and rarely gets named out loud.
Most people have experienced SCRAP. Few organizations have a shared language or safe channel to surface it. That's what this is.
What you can do here
Describe something you've personally observed that you think may be SCRAP — a structure, rule, assumption, culture, or process that no longer serves your organization, or that gets in the way. Be specific and focus on the problem, not the person; this isn't about individuals.
The Pile is your organization's aggregate view of all sightings — sorted and filtered by SCRAP type, severity, and Me Too count. Patterns emerge fast, and it becomes obvious when the pile isn't being worked.
Hit Me Too on any sighting you've personally encountered. It's a signal of prevalence — not a general upvote. The more Me Toos, the stronger the evidence that this SCRAP is widespread.
Add context, workarounds, or ideas for how to address it to any sighting. Comments are anonymous by default. The best comments describe what worked, didn't, or what to watch out for when someone tried to address similar SCRAP.
Anonymity and privacy
Your identity is never attached to your sightings, Me Toos, or comments. The platform shows aggregate patterns — not who said what.
Anonymity is a responsibility. Use it to surface systemic problems, not to target individuals. See the Community Guidelines for more.
Contributor tiers
Everyone starts as a Member. Verify your professional identity via LinkedIn to become a Verified Practitioner — this unlocks additional context on your contributions and signals change-relevant experience.
Verified Practitioner status is based on your role, not your employer — there's no paper trail connecting your LinkedIn profile to any specific sighting.