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Creating a Decision Log for December 11 Scenarios

Why Keep a Decision Log

In the final weeks before December 11, teams make many small decisions quickly, and the reasoning behind them is easy to forget. Building on the scenario planning and trigger content discussed elsewhere in this publication, a decision log records what was decided, why, and what would change the answer.

What to Record

  • The decision, date, and who made it
  • The scenario and signals it was based on
  • Alternatives considered
  • The trigger that would reverse or revisit it

Keep It Simple

A shared spreadsheet or document works. One line per decision is enough, as long as the log is updated the same day.

How It Helps

Faster response. When a trigger fires, the log shows which decisions to revisit.

Alignment. Everyone sees the same reasoning, which reduces repeated debates.

Learning. After December 11, you can review which assumptions held and which did not.

Review It Weekly

Use the weekly review to check whether any logged decisions need updating given new signals.

Low Gravity Hemp keeps its own decision log through the deadline. Contact us to compare approaches.

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