Make the Call. Keep the Reasoning
Bring the decision and what you already know.
It draws on context from Slack, email, and local documents to fill the gaps with evidence, overlooked questions, and options worth considering.
Start your own decisions Explore the decision gallery
Start with the decision. Add what you need.
Frame the question
Make the decision, constraints, and unknowns explicit.
Gather and challenge evidence
Bring your knowledge, inspect sources, and ask specialists to research or pressure-test the assumptions.
Compare and record the outcome
See the trade-offs clearly and leave a reviewable record of what was decided and why.
Illustrative decision
A lower quote. A harder decision.
Should we switch suppliers?
The new supplier quotes 12% less. The team initially favors switching. Then they look beyond the headline price.
What the cost comparison reveals
- Current annual contract
- €240,000
- Annual savings at the quoted price
- €28,800
- Qualification and transition costs
- €20,000
- First-year savings
- €8,800
Illustrative figures. Assumes unchanged order volume and a full year at the new price. The €20,000 includes the €5,000 trial.
Initial preference
Switch for the savings.
A 12% lower quote makes the new supplier attractive. The team expects a meaningful reduction in annual costs.
What we learned
Price is only part of the answer.
Transition costs reduce first-year savings to €8,800. Delivery reliability is still unverified, and a late delivery could interrupt production.
Recorded decision
Approve a €5,000 trial.
The recurring savings justify investigating. Keep the main contract in place while testing whether the new supplier meets the team’s quality and delivery requirements.
Stay: Known delivery performance, higher ongoing price.
Switch: Lower recurring costs, unverified delivery performance.
Trial: Pay €5,000 to test the supplier, with no guarantee of switching.
Pressure-test the thinking behind the decision.
Airedale
Pressure-test a rough idea.
Organize the thesis, issue tree, facts, sources, and claims as the idea evolves.
Saluki
Generate and rank stronger hypotheses.
Generate candidates, critique assumptions, compare trade-offs, and evolve the strongest ideas.
Data Agents
Specialists for research that needs more depth.
Call on agents for literature, biology, data science, trials, and critical idea research.
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What is 20minds Decide?
20minds Decide is a shared workspace for questions, evidence, and options. It helps teams bring what they already know, research what they do not, and record a clear, reviewable trail for how a decision was made.
How is Decide different from a general chatbot?
Decide is designed for structured decision workflows, not one-off Q&A: tracking evidence, comparing options, and leaving a reviewable record of what was decided and why.
Which specialist agents can I bring into a decision?
You can bring in Airedale and Saluki for pressure-testing ideas and generating hypotheses. For deeper research, you can also utilize specialist agents for biomedical research, clinical trials, data exploration, and ML experiment tracking.
How is Decide different from a voting or whiteboard tool?
Voting tools capture a preference and whiteboards capture a discussion, but neither tracks the evidence behind a choice. Decide is a decision canvas: it keeps the question, evidence, and options together, and leaves a reviewable record of what was decided and why.
How is my information handled?
Attachments you upload into the agent workspace are encrypted at rest. They are deleted after a period of time, and we will let you know when that happens. We recommend not uploading personally identifiable information.
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