Recommend a Next Step Under Real Constraints
Use criteria to compare options and make a conditional recommendation.
Supplied materials
- Original fictional decision case: A club has one display table and a 40-minute setup window. Option A, shared poster: expected setup 25 minutes; uses the whole table; supports group viewing. Option B, take-home sheets: expected setup 35 minutes; uses half the table; supports individual later reading. The session goal is group discussion, but a separate demonstration also needs half the table. Estimates have not been tested; no extra table is confirmed.
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Learn the idea
A decision argument connects criteria, evidence, and a feasible action. Relevant criteria here include group discussion, setup time, and shared table space. Both estimated setup times fit forty minutes, but the poster conflicts with the half-table demonstration. A recommendation must address that conflict rather than select only the attractive benefit.
Estimated times are planning information, not observed guarantees. A conditional poster recommendation could depend on an extra table or a smaller display that is checked first. If neither is feasible, take-home sheets may meet the space constraint but serve the discussion goal differently. State the tradeoff and the next needed confirmation without inventing permission or availability.
- List the goal and two hard constraints.
- Compare each option on time, space, and viewing purpose.
- Identify the poster’s table conflict.
- Recommend an option conditionally and name what must be checked first.
See the method in action
For the group-discussion goal, a shared poster has a relevant benefit, and its estimated 25-minute setup fits the window. It uses the whole table, however, so I recommend it only if another surface or a verified half-table version is available. Otherwise sheets preserve demonstration space, with a tradeoff in whole-group viewing.
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Choose the poster only if space for both activities is confirmed; otherwise reconsider the format.
The recommendation preserves the group-viewing goal while addressing the actual resource conflict. The other choices ignore a constraint or invent certainty and space.
Take it further
Change the session goal to independent later reading and keep all constraints. Model: take-home sheets now align with the stated goal and preserve half the table; their 35-minute estimate fits the window. Recommend checking that estimate with a small setup rehearsal instead of guaranteeing it.
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