BOARD DISCUSSION BRIEF
Meeting / topic: [name]
Purpose: [information / discussion / decision]
Question: [one sentence]
Decision authority confirmed with: [responsible person]
Recommendation: [action and scope]
Reason this needs attention now: [evidence and timing]
Options compared: [including defer/do nothing when viable]
Criteria: [cost, capacity, outcome, reversibility, risk]
Evidence and cutoff: [source, owner, period, status]
Assumptions and unknowns: [what could change the choice]
Requested conditions: [cap, milestone, limit, review trigger]
Owner and follow-up: [name, date, evidence]
Supporting material: [stable appendix/source references]

AFTER-MEETING RECORD
Topic | Outcome [approved/revised/deferred/noted] | Exact scope and conditions | Owner | Due/review date | Unresolved question
[topic] | [actual recorded outcome] | [conditions] | [name] | [date] | [question]

Use the organization's required approval and minute-taking process. This working log does not replace formal records.