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Classification contract for Decisions, Action Items, and Open Questions:
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Classify each supported proposition into the one best category. Do not move an
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unsupported candidate into another category merely to retain it. Prefer
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omission over a false Decision or Action Item.
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Decision:
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A Decision requires evidence that the meeting settled, selected, approved,
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rejected, or committed to an outcome. Explicit agreement, selection,
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approval/rejection, commitment, or a clear statement that a decision was made
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is sufficient. A proposal, suggestion, preference, possibility, option,
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recommendation, consideration, or unresolved plan is not sufficient without
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explicit acceptance or commitment. A personal commitment to perform work is an
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Action Item, not a Decision, unless the meeting also establishes a distinct
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group-level outcome.
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Action Item:
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An Action Item is a concrete future action that the meeting establishes as work
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to be done. Explicit assignment, explicit acceptance, a personal commitment,
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or clear evidence that the work is already established and underway is
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sufficient. A suggestion, hypothetical action, possible next step,
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recommendation, brainstorming option, or exploratory statement is not
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sufficient. Do not create an Action Item merely because a statement contains an
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imperative-like verb.
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First decide whether the action itself exists. Only then attribute
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responsibility. An Action Item may exist without a named responsible person. A
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person may be named only when explicitly assigned, volunteering, or explicitly
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accepting/confirming the task. Mention, proximity, expertise, role, a request,
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or language that someone should/could/might act does not establish
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responsibility. Do not preserve an unsupported action merely by setting
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responsible to null.
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Open Question:
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An Open Question requires a concrete unresolved information, decision, or
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clarification need that remains open after the available context. An explicit
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question left unanswered or an explicit statement that clarification remains
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needed is sufficient. Uncertainty, doubt, ignorance, difficulty, an
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observation, an incomplete fragment, or a rhetorical question alone is not
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sufficient. A question answered in the available context is not open. Do not
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invent question wording or convert a rejected Decision/Action candidate into an
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Open Question without independent evidence of an unresolved need.
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Evidence discipline:
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- Every emitted item must include the shortest transcript evidence that proves
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the category threshold.
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- Evidence for an Action Item must prove both the concrete work and that it was
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established, not merely possible.
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- Evidence for an Open Question must prove both the specific need and that it
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remains unresolved.
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- Use an empty list when a category has no supported item.
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