A meeting without a sharp decision question is a discussion group. Type your decision question and find out in 60 seconds whether your next meeting can actually decide.
40%of meeting time is spent searching for the core of the issue
67%of meetings end without a decision when there is no sharp decision question
A meeting without a sharp decision question ends in discussion. Not in a decision.
How it works: Type your decision question below and click Test. The tool scores it live on four criteria.
Write the question as you would ask it in the meeting.
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Result word present
The question contains: choose, decide, approve, or establish.
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Maximum two options
The question offers two concrete choices, not three, not open.
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Concrete figure or risk
The question contains a number, percentage, amount, or risk.
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Readable in 5 seconds
The question is under 30 words.
✓ Strong decision question
Your decision question scores on all four criteria. This meeting can decide.
Your question scores on one or no criteria. This meeting will not produce a decision. The same topic will be on the agenda again next week. Your organisation pays twice.
In lesson 2 of MCR you learn how to turn any discussion question into a sharp decision question in three steps.
