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Map a real decision.

It will not choose for you. It helps you ask better questions first. Every yes adds a specific instruction to your prompt.

Read the science behind A, B & C

01 Write decision · 02 Answer 6 checks · 03 Copy prompt

01 · Your decision

Add a figure if you have one: a price, a headcount or a date. Do not enter confidential or personal information.

Or open an example map

Each example opens the whole map, with the path to its prompt drawn in.

Words worth a second look

As you type, words that often hide an assumption appear here.

A simple word list, not AI. It misses things, and some words it marks will be fine.

AssumptionsTurns over once your decision is written.
  1. a1

    Are you treating a guess as a fact?

    Adds to your prompt

    I may be treating a guess as a fact. List what my plan depends on, and mark each item as a fact, an estimate or a guess.

  2. a2

    Did you leave out something the AI will have to guess?

    Adds to your prompt

    Before you answer, tell me what you had to guess about my situation. Ask me instead of filling the gap.

BiasesTurns over once your decision is written.
  1. b1

    Have you already decided what you want to do?

    Adds to your prompt

    I think I have already decided. Argue the other side as strongly as you can, then ask me what would change my mind.

  2. b2

    Is the AI agreeing with you too easily?

    Adds to your prompt

    Do not agree with me to be helpful. Ask me what answer I was hoping for, then show me where the evidence points the other way.

ComplexityTurns over once your decision is written.
  1. c1

    Could this change something else, later?

    Adds to your prompt

    Tell me what happens three months after we act, and what else this changes that I have not mentioned.

  2. c2

    Is anyone affected who you have not spoken to?

    Adds to your prompt

    List the people this lands on. Ask me which of them I have actually spoken to.

05 · Your prompt

Answer yes on the map and a line appears here.

Paste the finished prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot. Nothing you type leaves this browser, and reloading the page clears the map.

The six-step decision loop

Six steps for a decision you cannot reverse.

The interactive map above runs checks A, B and C (steps two to four). The full loop adds an owner, a forecast and a return date when the commitment is high-stakes.

Take it further

Practise with your team, or read the book.

With your team

Run all six steps on a live decision.

A masterclass or working session built around an AI choice or investment your team faces now.

Talks and workshops

On your own

Every check, with examples, in the book.

Why AI Isn’t Working at Work. Short enough to read once for the argument and keep nearby before a big decision.

About the book