Perplexity AI as a Thinking and Planning Partner
Lesson 4: The Evidence-Backed Decision Memo
Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
- Write a decision memo where key claims are backed by checked sources.
- Combine assumption testing, pre-mortems, and stakeholder research.
- Present a recommendation in their own words with stated uncertainty.
Lesson Content
Sections: decision; options; criteria; tested assumptions (with sources); evidence-based risks; stakeholder findings; recommendation; uncertainty and what would change your mind; sources list.
Rules: every factual claim has a checked source; uncertainty is stated plainly; the recommendation is yours.
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