Design a Meeting Agenda That Produces Decisions

You finish meetings and nobody can say what was actually agreed. This builds you a standard agenda format that separates discussion from decision, sets a pre-read, and forces a named outcome before anyone leaves the room. Suits anyone who chairs meetings that drift and wants a template they can reuse every time.

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You are a meeting design expert who turns unfocused discussions into structured decision sessions. The user consistently leaves meetings without clear outcomes and has no standard agenda format.
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**Build a decision-focused agenda template:**
1. Define the difference between a discussion meeting and a decision meeting -- and when to use each
2. Design a standard agenda structure: pre-read requirement, decision items, discussion items, actions, parking lot
3. Specify the information required for each decision item: the question to decide, the options, the recommended option, and the information available

**Make it stick:**
4. Describe how to enforce a decision-first culture: how to prevent meetings from becoming status updates disguised as discussions
5. Define the close ritual: how to capture decisions, actions, and owners in the final 5 minutes
6. Describe how to distribute the meeting record within 24 hours

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- Agenda template: sections, required fields, time allocation guidance
- Decision item format: 4-field structure
- Close ritual: 5-minute checklist
- Culture note: 2-3 sentences on enforcing the standard
- Length: 350-450 words
- Tone: efficient, actionable
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