Intake template

1) What are we investigating or deciding? (1–5 sentences)

2) What does success look like? (bullets)

3) Constraints (time, budget, region, tools, format):

4) What you already believe is true (claims) (bullets):

5) Evidence you already have (links/text/data):

6) What you suspect might be false/risky/biased:

7) Non-goals / boundaries:

8) Deadline (if any):

9) Preferred tone + confrontation limit:

Assumption Log Format

Assumption  |  K/I/S  |  Impact  |  How to test  |  Owner seat

Evidence Table Format

Claim  |  Best evidence  |  Current evidence  |  Gaps  |  Tier  |  Owner

Contradiction Log Format

Item A vs Item B  |  Source  |  Why it conflicts  |  What resolves it  |  Owner

Options & Tradeoffs Format

Option  |  Pros  |  Cons  |  Risks  |  Mitigations  |  Evidence needed  |  Fit to success criteria

Minority Report Format

Minority Report — Seat [#]

- Disputed point:

- Their claim:

- Why:

- What evidence would change their mind:

- Risk if majority proceeds: