Why your decision belongs in black and white
And why I put something in my clients’ hands.
By Katharina Beer, decision architect ·
The basic problemThoughts change with mood. What is on a screen disappears in the next tab.
A decision foundation that exists in writing has a different quality.
Today almost everything happens digitally, and people’s stress levels keep rising. There are studies on this, and it can be observed: whoever spends a lot of time with digital devices is irritated more quickly, concentrates less well and has less energy. I see it in my children and notice it in myself.
I want out of the digital world. My clients receive something tangible to keep working with: a document they can refer to whenever a decision comes up. A conversation has faded after a week. A document remains.
The key statementWhat exists in black and white can be checked, read again and picked up for the next decision.