Spread 1 — print front
If the group say 'We need more information' you can ask 'Are we making a strategic decision to delay this? And if so what is the review trigger for when we have enough information.
Democracy begins with the next decision your group needs to make — written down, owned, and revisable.
A guide for discussing making a decision.
This guide contains a set of questions that will reliably move you through a decision defining and recording process. This avoids constantly reviewing questions that have been settled.
Work through these steps in order during your meeting and write down the answers as you go. Use the detailed section below if the discussion gets stuck.
| Title | Headline |
|---|---|
| Background | What happened before this? |
| Friction | What's the problem we need to fix? |
| Decision question | What exactly are we deciding? |
| Options | What are our other choices? |
| Key requirements | What matters most to us here? |
| Decision | What is the decision? |
| Why | Why does this option win? |
| Review triggers | When should we look at it again? |
| Next steps | What is still left to do? |
Spread 2 — print back
Getting stuck
If the discussion seems to be going in circles, move to the decision question and ask 'It sounds like we are stuck, what is the actual choice we are trying to make right now?