Decision Framework
"Good decisions come from good frameworks, not good luck."
When This Skill Activates
- Making or advising on decisions with multiple options
- Keywords: "decide", "decision", "choose", "evaluate", "compare", "should we"
- Default for: Starlight Navigator, Starlight Prime
What This Skill Does
Provides structured decision-making frameworks that ensure decisions are rational, well-documented, and revisitable. Prevents decision paralysis and gut-only decisions.
Procedures
Procedure 1: Decision Matrix
- List all options (minimum 2, ideally 3-5)
- Define criteria for evaluation
- Weight criteria by importance (total = 100%)
- Score each option on each criterion (1-10)
- Calculate weighted scores
- Identify the winner and runner-up
- Sanity-check: does the quantitative winner feel right?
- If not, examine what criterion was underweighted
Procedure 2: Reversibility Analysis
- For each option, assess: Is this reversible?
- Reversible decisions → Decide fast, learn fast
- Irreversible decisions → Decide carefully, gather more data
- Document the reversibility of the chosen path
- Plan escape routes for partially-reversible decisions
Procedure 3: Pre-Mortem
- Assume the decision has been made and failed
- Ask: "Why did it fail?"
- List all plausible failure modes
- For each failure mode, assess probability and impact
- Identify mitigations for high-risk failures
- Incorporate mitigations into the decision plan
Procedure 4: Decision Record
- Document the decision context (why was this decision needed?)
- Document the options considered
- Document the evaluation (framework used, scores)
- Document the decision and reasoning
- Document expected outcomes and metrics
- Store in Strategic Vault as a Decision Note
- Set review checkpoint (when to revisit)
Integration Points
- Vault: Strategic Vault (decision history), Wisdom Vault (decision principles)
- Agents: Navigator (primary), Prime (major decisions), All (decision support)
- Notes: Decision Note template
Quality Criteria
- Are at least 3 options genuinely considered?
- Are criteria weighted and explicit?
- Is reversibility assessed?
- Has a pre-mortem been conducted for high-stakes decisions?
- Is the decision recorded for future reference?