Decision Making Framework
Structured decision-making framework with weighted criteria, pre-mortem, and reversibility analysis.
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Prompt
Help me make a decision about: {{decision}} Context: {{context}} Stakeholders: {{stakeholders}} Timeline: {{deadline}} Reversibility: {{reversibility}} Walk me through a structured decision process: 1. **Frame the decision**: What exactly are we deciding? (Not the symptom, the actual choice) 2. **Options inventory** (list all viable options, including "do nothing"): For each option: - What it is - Key advantages - Key risks/downsides - Resource requirements (time, money, people) - Dependencies and prerequisites 3. **Evaluation criteria** (weighted): | Criterion | Weight (1-5) | Option A | Option B | Option C | Rate each option against each criterion (1-5) Calculate weighted scores 4. **Second-order effects**: For the top 2 options, what happens AFTER the decision? - 1 month later: [impact] - 6 months later: [impact] - What new problems does this create? 5. **Pre-mortem**: "It's 6 months from now and this decision failed. What went wrong?" 6. **Reversibility check**: How hard is it to undo each option? 7. **Recommendation**: Based on the analysis, here's what I'd do and why 8. **Decision record**: Template to document the decision for future reference
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