Company governance
Decision Queue
One company-wide register for choices that need evidence, discussion and an accountable conclusion. Each item states the actual question, a recommended starting point, what evidence closes it and the source that created it.
Frame
Agree on the exact decision—not merely the surrounding topic.
Challenge
Review the recommendation, risks, alternatives and missing evidence.
Decide
Name the accountable decision-maker, decision and effective date.
Propagate
Update the source document, roadmap, owner and dependent work.
3 of 31 decisions shown
P0DR-008ExecutiveReady to discussApprove the first-year company focus
Is the first-year mandate to prove Designer activation and Provider workflow depth in Ottawa before broader software growth?
ExecutiveReady to discuss
Approve the first-year company focus
Is the first-year mandate to prove Designer activation and Provider workflow depth in Ottawa before broader software growth?
Why this matters
The plan contains marketplace, lead-generation, studio, software and operational-service opportunities. Without a dominant proof point, the team can spread effort across too many businesses at once.
Recommended starting point
Make Designer activation and coordinated Project execution the primary proof. Treat marketplace revenue, studio locations and geographic expansion as gated extensions.
Evidence required to close
A one-page company scorecard with 12-month targets, explicit non-goals and quarterly gates.
- Decision owner
- Founder / CEO
- Required timing
- Now — governs every roadmap and hiring decision
- Source
- Business Plan 4.0 →
P1DR-009ExecutiveEvidence requiredDefine the Ottawa-to-Toronto expansion gate
What measurable conditions must Ottawa meet before Toronto recruitment or a second physical studio begins?
ExecutiveEvidence required
Define the Ottawa-to-Toronto expansion gate
What measurable conditions must Ottawa meet before Toronto recruitment or a second physical studio begins?
Why this matters
A second market compounds Provider coverage, support, capital and operating complexity before the first network is proven.
Recommended starting point
Require two consecutive quarters of Designer activation, Provider participation, contribution margin and non-founder operating reliability before expansion.
Evidence required to close
Approved scorecard thresholds, cohort performance and a named Toronto market owner.
- Decision owner
- Founder / CEO
- Required timing
- Before any Toronto commitments
- Source
- Business Plan 4.0 →
P2DR-010ExecutiveScheduled laterChoose the studio-location model
Should physical Design Registry studios be leased, partner-operated, licensed or deferred?
ExecutiveScheduled later
Choose the studio-location model
Should physical Design Registry studios be leased, partner-operated, licensed or deferred?
Why this matters
A studio can strengthen brand, events and product discovery, but fixed occupancy can distract from proving the software and network.
Recommended starting point
Use a low-commitment partner or event model until acquisition and retention lift can be measured against full occupancy cost.
Evidence required to close
Three location scenarios with annual cost, lead contribution, utilization and break-even thresholds.
- Decision owner
- Founder + Finance
- Required timing
- After the Ottawa digital and Provider workflow proof
- Source
- Business Plan 4.0 →
Closure standard
A discussion is not a decision until the source changes.
01Decision and rationale recorded02Named accountable owner03Effective date and review date04Source document updated05Roadmap or budget impact applied06Affected people notified07Evidence or assumptions attached08Superseded choice preserved