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Open question

The questions you didn't answer yet

An open question captures a question that was raised during a meeting but left unresolved when the meeting ended. Unlike a decision (which records a settled conclusion) or an action item (which assigns a concrete task to a person), an open question represents an unknown that still needs an answer before work can proceed. It is the parking lot for uncertainty, so nothing important is silently dropped between meetings.

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Related outcomes

  • Action item

    Every commitment from a meeting, with an owner, a due date, and the source it came from.

  • Decision

    Capture what you decided, why, and what you ruled out.

  • Risk

    Capture a threat to an objective with its likelihood, impact, and mitigation plan.

  • Blocker

    Name what's stalling the work, who owns it, and what it holds up.

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