Gemini as a Thinking and Planning Partner
Lesson 4: The Decision Brief – Planning with Gemini from Start to Finish
Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
- Produce a one-page decision brief using assumption checks, a pre-mortem, and perspective-taking.
- Draft and organize the brief in Google Docs with Gemini's help.
- Keep the recommendation and final judgment their own.
Lesson Content
A decision brief is a one-page document that lets someone else understand and challenge your decision. Sections:
- The decision in one sentence.
- Options, including doing nothing.
- Criteria that matter.
- Key assumptions and how you checked them.
- Risks from a pre-mortem, with prevention steps.
- Stakeholder views, simulated and real.
- Recommendation in your words.
- What would change my mind.
Gemini in Google Docs can help organize sections, tighten wording, and check for gaps. Write the recommendation yourself, then ask Gemini to argue against it.
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