Narrative-first, evidence-driven

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This file is for one place (city, county, school district). Update quarterly.

Place

• Name:
• Decision bodies (council/board/commission):
• Key staff offices:
• Meeting calendar link(s):

This quarter’s squeeze target

Pick one:

• Housing
• Childcare
• Healthcare admin drag (where locally relevant)
• Transport time tax
• Energy bills

Belief tests (3–5, falsifiable)

Test 1: [claim]

• Prediction: what should happen if the claim is true?
• Metric(s): 1–3 numbers
• Comparison: peer city / past years / neighborhood comparison
• What would change my mind: specific evidence

(Repeat for 3–5 tests)

Scoreboard (3–5 metrics)

• Metric 1:
• Metric 2:
• Metric 3:
• Metric 4:
• Metric 5:

Current bottleneck hypothesis (1–2 sentences)

What’s the “boring constraint” right now?

Current One Ask

• Ask: who does what by when
• Metric: how we measure
• Next decision date: meeting/hearing/vote
• Owner: staff/member contact

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