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Simple decision tree template

Most decisions start as a sketch: a few options and what might follow from each. This one asks whether a growing team should move to a bigger office now, wait six months, or go hybrid.

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Step 1
Should we move to a bigger office?

The tree

Should we move to a bigger office?Should we move to a bigge…Move nowThe team keeps growingRoom to hire without a squ…Growth slowsSublet the spare deskscheck the lease allows itWait six monthsThe team keeps growingCrowded until the movehot-desk in the meantimeGrowth slowsStay put and save the rentGo hybridPeople like itKeep the current officePeople don'tRevisit the move next year

The decision in plain words

Three options, each with the two ways it could play out and where each path ends.

Change the labels to your own decision, add notes where a path needs explaining, and walk through it one question at a time. When you want to know which option comes out best, give each branch a chance and each outcome a value; the tree works out the best option on the spot.

The tree as text

# Simple decision tree (no numbers): the options and what follows from each
Should we move to a bigger office?
  Move now
    The team keeps growing
      Room to hire without a squeeze
    Growth slows
      Sublet the spare desks # check the lease allows it
  Wait six months
    The team keeps growing
      Crowded until the move # hot-desk in the meantime
    Growth slows
      Stay put and save the rent
  Go hybrid
    People like it
      Keep the current office
    People don't
      Revisit the move next year

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