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Capture the open questions
At the end of a discussion, to make sure nothing unresolved gets lost.
Read the material below and list every question that remains unanswered. Include: - Questions asked explicitly and not answered. - Questions answered partially, or answered by someone who was guessing. - Questions nobody asked but that the discussion depends on. Mark these separately, they are the valuable ones. For each: the question in one clear sentence, who is best placed to answer it, whether it blocks anything, and what we should do if we cannot get an answer soon. Then rank them by how much the answer would change our current plan, and name the one question worth chasing today. Do not answer the questions yourself unless the material clearly contains the answer. Material:
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Decisions and actions. Pulling what was settled and who owes what out of a set of notes, and catching what was not.
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Turn messy notes into decisions and actionsThe default pass on any notes you took while half-listening.Turn this meeting into a decision recordAfter a meeting where something important was settled and will be questioned later.Spot decisions that were never actually madeWhen a meeting felt productive but you cannot say what was settled.Actions onlyThe fastest useful pass on any set of meeting notes.Decisions onlyWhen you need to know what was settled, not what was discussed.What was not decided?After a meeting that felt productive but settled less than it seemed.
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