# Decision Autopsy

> A structured retrospective on a past decision that dissects the reasoning, the assumptions, and the outcome to extract durable lessons for future decisions.

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## Definition

A structured retrospective on a past decision that dissects the reasoning, the assumptions, and the outcome to extract durable lessons for future decisions. Unlike a post-mortem, it runs on every meaningful decision — not just the failures — because success can hide bad reasoning just as easily as failure reveals it.

## Related

- [Decision autopsy](https://www.synthboard.ai/decision-autopsy)


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