Made by readywhen · duplicate this page to use it.
Owner: [name] · Lives in: [Notion / Google Docs / wherever it’s read]
Date: [date]
Decision: [what was decided, one clear sentence]
Decided by: [name or group]
Rationale: [WHY: the options weighed, the deciding factor, the trade-off accepted. Write it as if for someone reading in a year with no context.]
Impact: [what changes because of this]
Status: [active / superseded by D-x / reversed]
Related actions: [what this decision set in motion]
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One entry per decision that someone might later ask “wait, why did we…?” about. Rationale is the field that pays the rent; a log of decisions without reasons is just a list of verdicts.
Decision log template · made by readywhen — readywhen captures each decision and its why from the meeting, and appends it to your log.