Family Decision Assessment

What the framework is

A family decision assessment compares the options in a household decision, such as schooling, a move, care for a relative or a big purchase, so everyone's priorities count. The template starts with five criteria: Family Wellbeing, Financial Impact, Practicality, Long-Term Benefit and Alignment with Family Values. The criteria can be changed, added to and weighted.

What the result looks like

When it earns its place

Use it when a decision affects the whole household and you want each person's view, including older children's, before deciding.

The trap is the loudest voice. Each person comparing the options separately gives quieter members the same weight, and shows where people actually disagree.

How to run it with a group

1. List the options as a family.
2. Agree how much each criterion counts.
3. Send the link to everyone who should have a say. Participants do not need an account to respond.
4. Read the overall ranking together, then look at where individual answers differed. That is the conversation to have.

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