What is a decision brief?

A decision brief is the smallest useful record of a choice. It gives another person enough context to understand what is being decided without reading every note or replaying every conversation.

What belongs in the brief

• The decision in one sentence
• The relevant context
• The strongest evidence
• The assumptions that matter
• The accepted tradeoffs
• The next move and review point

Why concise does not mean shallow

Good compression preserves structure. It removes repetition while keeping the parts that explain why the choice made sense at the time.

Decision briefs in Clarlume

Clarlume builds the brief from unstructured voice capture, then keeps feedback and outcomes connected to the same record.

Questions & Answers about Decision Brief

Is a decision brief the same as meeting notes?

No. Meeting notes record what was discussed. A decision brief records the choice and the reasoning needed to understand or revisit it.