AI for Executive Decision Briefs

Frame the decision in one page: options, evidence, trade-offs, downside, and what new information would change the choice.

Published September 22, 2026 · Dr. Connor Robertson

What to provide

Decision deadline, options, verified economics, stakeholder input, and explicit constraints.

Starting prompt

Write a decision brief from these sources. Show the strongest case for each option, cite figures, identify assumptions, and state which decision leadership must make.

Trial case

Compare a lower-cost option with an unverified delivery risk. The brief should show the cost evidence, label the risk assumption, and say what information would change the decision.

Review gate

The executive owner checks evidence and chooses the course; the model cannot substitute for accountable judgment.

How to score the result

Decision cycle time and decisions revisited because a key assumption was omitted.

Use the current approved source and keep it available to the reviewer. Check a small set of finished outputs against the previous process before adopting this workflow.

Related workflows

Explore AI Playbooks by Business Function or the AI business strategy guide.