Editorial decision log

Most content debates are not new. They are the same three arguments, had again, because the last resolution was never written down. The decision log is a prototype for capturing just enough context that a choice does not have to be relitigated every quarter.

The shape of it

One entry per decision: what was decided, the one reason that mattered, who owns the exception, and the date. No status meetings, no ritual. The bet is that a visible trail of small calls is cheaper than the meetings they replace.

Repeated debates per week after a log is introduced. Illustrative sketch of the intended effect.

What it is not

Not a reporting tool

If it ever becomes a thing people update for someone else to read, it has failed. It is a memory aid for the team making the calls.

Not a process

No approvals, no workflow states. An entry takes thirty seconds or it will not get written.

This is an early prototype. The open question is whether visible context genuinely reduces repeated debate, or just adds one more place to look.