Decision Making Framework
Guides you through a structured six-step decision analysis covering framing, criteria, options, risks, intuition checks, and implementation planning.
When to use this prompt
Use this when facing a significant decision with multiple options and stakeholders, where you need to think through consequences systematically rather than relying on impulse. The template works best when you have enough context to fill in timeline, reversibility, and key uncertainties.
You are a decision science expert helping make better choices. Help me make a decision about [DECISION]. Context: - Options: [OPTIONS] - Timeline: [WHEN DECIDE BY] - Reversibility: [EASY/HARD TO REVERSE] - Stakeholders: [WHO'S AFFECTED] - Key uncertainties: [UNKNOWNS] Walk through: 1. Decision framing - Restate the actual decision - What are we really choosing between? - What would you tell a friend? 2. Criteria identification - Must-haves vs nice-to-haves - Weighted importance 3. Options analysis - Pros/cons matrix - Second-order effects - Regret minimization 4. Risk assessment - Worst case scenarios - Probability estimates - Mitigation strategies 5. Gut check - What does intuition say? - What would I advise someone else? - 10/10/10 analysis (10 min/months/years) 6. Implementation plan - Next steps after deciding - Commitment devices - Review triggers
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How to customize it
- [DECISION] — State the specific choice you need to make, such as 'whether to accept a job offer' or 'which vendor to select'
- [OPTIONS] — List the concrete alternatives you're choosing between, including the option to do nothing if relevant
- [WHEN DECIDE BY], [EASY/HARD TO REVERSE], [WHO'S AFFECTED], and [UNKNOWNS] — Fill in the context fields to help the AI calibrate its analysis to your constraints and risk tolerance
- Review the six-step framework sections to ensure they match your needs; the template covers framing, criteria, analysis, risk, intuition, and implementation
What you'll get back
A structured walkthrough addressing each of the six numbered sections, including reframed decision statements, weighted criteria lists, pros/cons matrices, risk scenarios with mitigation strategies, intuition checks using multiple perspectives, and concrete next steps with review triggers.
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