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Drive a Decision

Use when the deck exists to get a yes/no, select among options, approve a recommendation, or resolve ambiguity. Lead with the decision needed and make the ask explicit.

Metadata

ID

decide

Catalog

purposes

Source

spec/catalogs/purposes/decide.json

FieldValue
outcomeThe audience makes or authorizes a clear decision.
successCriteriaDecision owner understands the options, Recommendation and tradeoffs are explicit, The final ask is concrete
recommendedNarrativesscqa, board-meeting, project-proposal
recommendedTonesformal, authoritative, persuasive
tagsdecision, recommendation, approval

Source JSON

decide.json
{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf-purpose/v1",
  "id": "decide",
  "name": "Drive a Decision",
  "summary": "Frame options, evidence, tradeoffs, and a recommendation so the audience can choose.",
  "description": "Use when the deck exists to get a yes/no, select among options, approve a recommendation, or resolve ambiguity. Lead with the decision needed and make the ask explicit.",
  "outcome": "The audience makes or authorizes a clear decision.",
  "successCriteria": [
    "Decision owner understands the options",
    "Recommendation and tradeoffs are explicit",
    "The final ask is concrete"
  ],
  "recommendedNarratives": [
    "scqa",
    "board-meeting",
    "project-proposal"
  ],
  "recommendedTones": [
    "formal",
    "authoritative",
    "persuasive"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "decision",
    "recommendation",
    "approval"
  ]
}