01 / Purpose
Make the reasoning available to other people.
A recommendation often travels beyond the conversation that produced it. The working papers focus on what a later reader needs to understand the choice and take the next action.
The method begins with a bounded decision and keeps the comparison close to the actual work. It encourages evidence that can be located and assumptions that can be discussed.
02 / Approach
Separate the observation, the prediction and the choice.
A recent example can show how work currently moves. A prediction describes what an option might change. The decision selects an approach under the constraints and uncertainties that remain.
Keeping those layers visible makes a recommendation easier to challenge constructively. A reader can question an assumption without having to reject the entire piece of work.
03 / Materials
Use a brief, a comparison and a short record.
The journal offers practical formats for framing a question, comparing alternatives and recording a recommendation. The handoff example makes the relationship between those formats concrete.
Use the amount of detail the decision needs. A small reversible choice may need a few paragraphs; a wider commitment may need deeper investigation and the right specialist input.
04 / Follow-through
Keep the decision connected to a review.
A useful record names what would justify returning to the choice. New evidence, a changed constraint or an agreed review point can each reopen the comparison.
The aim is an account people can use, rather than a document that appears certain because its unanswered questions have been removed.