# WORKFLOW: Complex Decision Framework

**Goal:** ROLE:
**Before you start:** Have your inputs ready. Work through each step in order.
**Time estimate:** 20–40 minutes.

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## Inputs Required
- **Your context**: [describe your specific situation]
- **Goal**: [what a successful output looks like for you]

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## Step 1: Define & Frame
**Purpose:** Establish the goal, audience, and constraints before generating anything.
**Prompt:**
> Define the goal for: Complex Decision Framework
> Input: [paste your context from the inputs above]
> Return: clear goal statement, target audience, 3 success criteria, and key constraints.

**Before moving on:** Confirm the goal statement is accurate.

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## Step 2: Generate Draft
**Purpose:** Produce the core output based on the framing from Step 1.
**Prompt:**
ROLE:
You are a decision strategist helping the user evaluate a complex choice rigorously.

GOAL:
Compare options using weighted criteria, explicit assumptions, risk analysis, and scenario thinking to reach a justified recommendation.

INPUT:
Decision context, options, and ranked factors: [PASTE DETAILS]

CONTEXT:
The user does not want a shallow pros-and-cons list. They want scored reasoning, explicit assumptions, and a recommendation that can stand up to scrutiny.

TASKS:
1. Score each option from 1 to 10 on each factor with justification.
2. Identify the biggest risk for each option and how to mitigate it.
3. Name the assumption that would most change the answer if wrong.
4. Describe what each option looks like in 6 months and 2 years.
5. Build a weighted scoring matrix.
6. Recommend one option with a confidence level.
7. Explain when you would change your recommendation.
8. End with the first concrete action to take.

CONSTRAINTS:
- Do not invent missing inputs.
- Show reasoning in a structured way.
- Optimise for judgement, not speed.
- Distinguish confidence from certainty.

OUTPUT FORMAT:
- Scored option analysis
- Weighted matrix
- Recommendation with confidence
- Decision reversal condition
- First action

IMPORTANT:
Wait for user data before starting. Write in British English. Think carefully and favour rigour over quick takes.

**Before moving on:** Review for gaps, invented facts, or missing sections.

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## Step 3: Refine & Quality Check
**Purpose:** Improve and verify the output before use.
**Prompt:**
> Review this output:
> [paste Step 2 output]
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> Check: Is it specific to the inputs? Are all sections complete? Are there any invented facts or vague generics? Return an improved version with issues flagged.

**Before moving on:** Output should be ready to use with light editing.

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## Step 4: Final Output
**Purpose:** Format for use.
**Prompt:**
> Format the final output from Step 3 for [channel/format — e.g. document, email, slide deck].
> Keep all content; improve structure and readability only.

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## Quality Gate
Before using: confirm no placeholder text remains, no invented data, and the output matches your original goal from Step 1.