This template contains two simple decision-making flowcharts designed to help individuals and teams make decisions quickly and consistently.
The first flowchart provides a straightforward Yes/No decision path, making it useful for simple choices and approvals. The second flowchart includes feedback loops and review points, helping users reconsider, adapt, and improve decisions when outcomes are uncertain or unsatisfactory.
Together, these tools support structured thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making in a clear visual format.
How to use it
Define the question or decision that needs to be answered.
Follow the Yes/No pathways through the flowchart.
Decide whether to proceed, adapt, reconsider, or stop.
For more complex situations, use the extended flowchart to review outcomes and make adjustments before continuing.
Repeat the process until a satisfactory outcome is reached.
Workshop suggestion
Time: 15–45 minutes
Present a challenge, idea, or decision.
Work through the flowchart individually or as a group.
Discuss assumptions and alternative options.
Use the review loops to improve decisions and identify next steps.
Who can use it?
Teams and organisations
Project managers
Entrepreneurs and business owners
Consultants and facilitators
Students and educators
Anyone making decisions or evaluating options
What should you consider?
✓ Start with a clear question.
✓ Keep decision criteria simple and objective.
✓ Use the extended flowchart when decisions require review, learning, or adaptation.
✓ Involve relevant stakeholders when making important decisions.
✓ Remember that “No” does not always mean stop—it may mean gather more information, adapt, and try again.
✓ Revisit decisions regularly as new information becomes available.
What’s the output?
✓ A documented decision process
✓ Greater clarity and alignment
✓ Identified next steps and actions
✓ Improved decision quality through review and feedback loops
✓ A simple record of why a decision was made
