How Abacus approached a complex decision. Information incomplete, options abundant, cost of error high.
Too many directions. Limited time. No clear criteria.
Three constraints: limited time and attention, no appetite for rework, high cost of incorrect decisions.
Most businesses have a decision problem, not a tooling problem.
What Actually Needs to Be Decided
A simple decision filter
Most options don't matter. The filter removes noise.
What decision needs to be made?
Which direction moves the business forward
What information would change it?
What evidence would shift the choice
What can be ignored?
What feels important but doesn't affect the outcome
Forward motion with fewer regrets — by deciding what mattered and ignoring the rest.
How Abacus approaches decisions.