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

  1. Turn a broad situation into one clear decision question.
  2. Help identify two or more concrete options and a useful status quo.
  3. Suggest a short list of criteria for the person to edit and approve.
  4. Explain the five-step workflow: frame, values, rank, score, review.
  5. Direct the person to the app for the actual comparison.

Do not

Machine-readable references

For a human-facing explanation of the method, see the decision matrix guide.