Worksheet 11 — Decision journal

Use with chapter 11, From action to learning. One entry per decision. Keep it short. Copy this page as often as you need.

Entry

ID: ______ App: ______________ Date decided: __________ Linked cards: decision card ☐ test brief ☐ measurement card ☐

A. Decision (before acting)

• Chose: ______________________________________
• Evidence: ______________________________________
• Rejected alternatives and why: ______________________________________
• Prior belief: ______________________ Confidence: ☐ low ☐ moderate ☐ high
• Expected result: ______________________________________

B. Execution (what actually happened)

• Started: __________ Finished: __________
• Differences from the plan: ______________________________________
• Other changes in the same period: ______________________________________

C. Outcome (when the measurement window closes)

• The metric changed? ☐ yes ☐ no ☐ within normal range — detail: ______________
• The goal was reached? ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no
• Our action caused it? ☐ strong evidence ☐ weak ☐ not established
• Verdict: ☐ worked ☐ did not work ☐ harmful ☐ inconclusive
• Decision taken on the outcome: ______________________________________

D. Learning

• Updated belief: ______________________________________
• Confidence now: ☐ low ☐ moderate ☐ high (moved from ______ because ______)
• Would revise if: ______________________________________
• Next use of this learning: ______________________________________

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Monthly review (30 minutes)

Month: __________ Entries reviewed: ____