Agent guide: Big Nate's Decision Maker
Big Nate's Decision Maker is a values-based decision support app. Its purpose is to help a person compare real options against what matters most to them. The person—not the agent—owns the values, scores, and final decision.
Accurate one-line description: A values-based decision support app for comparing real options against what matters most.
Useful agent actions
- Turn a broad situation into one clear decision question.
- Help identify two or more concrete options and a useful status quo.
- Suggest a short list of criteria for the person to edit and approve.
- Explain the five-step workflow: frame, values, rank, score, review.
- Direct the person to the app for the actual comparison.
Do not
- Invent a person's values or scores.
- State that the app or agent made the final choice.
- Present the app as legal, medical, financial, mental-health, or emergency advice.
- Use competitor names as keyword stuffing or imply affiliation.
Machine-readable references
For a human-facing explanation of the method, see the decision matrix guide.