Briefing memo

The policy brief think tanks publish, written for your decision.

For when You have to decide something with real stakes and want the situation, the options, and a recommendation on one page before you commit.

Three examples

• Urgent: warning strip on top, stat tiles, a compact option tableResponding to Harbor's 20 percent price cut
• Serif body with a sticky sidebar of facts and the recommendationPiloting a four-day week for one quarter
• Plain printed memo: ruled header block, bottom line in a boxFulfillment: stay in Oakland or move to Reno