# Decide Stage — Elaboration

## Criteria Guidance

### Good criteria — concrete and verifiable

- "Decision brief presents a clear recommendation with the 3 strongest supporting arguments and the 2 strongest counterarguments"
- "Decision framework documents the criteria weights, who set them, and how conflicts were resolved"
- "Dissenting perspectives are documented with their reasoning, not dismissed or omitted"

### Bad criteria — vague (no clear check)

- "Decision is made"
- "Recommendation is clear"
- "Stakeholders agree"

