Run a decision review, actually decide.
The 45-minute script that separates a review that produces a decision from one that produces a follow-up meeting.
You have a decision the team keeps punting. It needs a 45-minute meeting with the right people and a facilitator willing to end with a decision. This prompt writes the pre-read, agenda, and the facilitator's script.
THE PROMPT
Design a 45-minute decision review meeting. Paste the decision, the options, the stakeholders, and any deadline below.
Return four artifacts:
**1. Pre-read (1 page)**
The one-pager attendees read before joining. Structure: the decision to be made, the 2-3 options, the trade-offs, the current lean if there is one, and the questions attendees should come prepared to answer. Written in the second person ("You'll be asked to weigh in on X").
**2. Agenda (45 min)**
Minute-by-minute. E.g., "0-5: name the decision. 5-15: each option-owner presents in 3min. 15-30: structured discussion using questions from pre-read. 30-40: vote or facilitator-decision. 40-45: name owner + due date + how we'll know it worked."
**3. Discussion prompts**
5 questions the facilitator uses to push past hedging. Questions like "If we do X and it turns out to be wrong in six months, what will we wish we had done differently?" — not "any concerns?".
**4. Closing script**
The literal words the facilitator says to end the meeting with a decision: "We're going with [Option]. Owner is [Name]. First milestone is [X] by [date]. If nothing goes wrong we don't re-open this. Objections now, or we ship." Not paraphrased — the actual sentence.
Decision context:
[PASTE HERE]**1. Pre-read**
We need to decide whether to launch the enterprise SKU in Q4 or hold to Q1. You'll be asked to weigh in on: (a) which option better serves the customer conversations you're closest to, (b) what specific thing you'd need to see happen between now and the decision to change your lean.
Options:
- A: Q4 launch. Ships against competitor announcements; feature gaps in SSO/SCIM.
- B: Q1 hold. Ships complete; loses first-mover in this cycle.
Current lean: B, with a small Q4 pilot.
**2. Agenda**
- 0-5: Name the decision. Name the deadline (Aug 15).
- 5-15: Option A owner (Sam) presents in 4min. Option B owner (Rae) presents in 4min. No slides — verbal + one artifact.
- 15-25: Structured discussion via the 5 prompts below.
- 25-35: Silent write-in — each attendee writes their lean + one reason. Read aloud (not discussed) so no one adjusts to the room.
- 35-40: Facilitator names the decision.
- 40-45: Owner assignment + first milestone + how we know it worked.
**3. Discussion prompts**
1. If we launch in Q4 and one of our top 5 enterprise prospects hits the SSO gap, what do we tell them?
2. If we hold to Q1 and Cloudflare launches theirs in November, what's the internal conversation on Nov 6?
3. What's the smallest experiment we could run before Aug 15 that would move your lean?
4. What are you not saying because you're worried it'll sound like [thing]?
5. Six months from now, looking back — what will the "we should have known" fact be?
**4. Closing script**
"We're going with B — Q1 launch, with a private-pilot Q4. Rae owns it. First milestone: pilot participant list finalized by Sept 1. If we hit it, we don't re-open this decision. Objections in the next 90 seconds, or we ship."