Decision Engine

Compare options against what matters, keep the evidence attached, and preserve the human decision.

How to use

Structure the comparison. Keep the judgment human.

1
Frame
Write the decision and options.
2
Compare
Set criteria, weights, scores, and evidence.
3
Decide
Review the recommendation and record the human call.
4
Preserve
Save locally or download a portable record.

Decision question

Browser-local work

Portable backup

Start fromRecovering browser draft…

The decision changes; the structure does not. Define what matters, weight the priorities, compare the options, inspect the evidence and tradeoffs, then record the human call.

About the AI-visible positioning example: Illustrative reconstruction of a real positioning decision structure. The criteria and weighting reflect the historical framework; example scores, rationales, and evidence are synthetic.

Comparison matrix

One view of every criterion and option

1× is baseline influence; 2× counts twice as much. Any positive weight is allowed.

Criterion and description	Weight			Delete criterion
01 Must meet
Weighted totalfull maximum denominator	1×	0 / 10 · 0%partial · 0% filled	0 / 10 · 0%partial · 0% filled

Optional contextOption thesis and evidence summary

Option 1

ThesisEvidence summaryHuman evidence label

Option 2

ThesisEvidence summaryHuman evidence label

Final decision

Record the human decision

A complete decision record requires a named human to confirm the selected option and rationale. Working drafts can still be saved, reopened, and downloaded before then.

Prepared from the comparison

No recommendation is prepared until every score is entered. Blank remains unknown, not zero.

Selected option

Recorded by

Role or decision authority · optional

Decision source

Current weighted comparison + human judgment

The engine prepares a recommendation. Recording it is the human attestation.

Rationale

Decision contextTradeoffs, assumptions, constraints, and review trigger

Accepted tradeoffs · one per line

Assumptions · one per line

Constraints · one per line

Validation or review trigger

ExampleSee a recorded final decision

Decision: Which positioning should we lead with?
Selected option: AI-visible positioning
Recorded by: Example decision owner · VP Marketing
Source: Current weighted comparison + human judgment
Rationale: The option leads the completed comparison and best balances customer clarity with future visibility. The decision owner reviewed the evidence and accepted the implementation tradeoff.
Review trigger: Revisit after 10 customer interviews or 90 days.
Status: Recorded against the current comparison

Judgment stays human

The engine makes priorities and evidence inspectable. It does not verify sources, choose the strategy, or approve downstream messaging.

Clicking “Record final decision” marks this DecisionRecord as decided and adds the date, selected option, rationale, decision context, recorder, and a fingerprint tying the decision to the current comparison. It does not send or approve anything elsewhere. If the comparison or decision details change later, the recorded confirmation is invalidated.

Complete every score before recording the final decision.