# Working guides

Make the next piece of work easier to pick up.

Keep the reason behind a decision, prepare a meeting people can check, and give a follow-up a clear stopping point. Each guide includes a worked artifact you can copy.

Original page: [Working guides](https://zeke.so/guides)

## [Decision memory: keep the reasoning with the decision](https://zeke.so/guides/decision-memory)

Build a decision record that connects the final call to its reasons, evidence and review trigger, so the next person can check how you got there.

Includes: An evidence-linked decision record.

5 min read - Updated 2026-09-16

## [How to write an AI meeting brief people can check](https://zeke.so/guides/ai-meeting-brief)

Start with a filled pre-meeting brief, then learn how to connect its claims to evidence, handle conflicting sources and review it before the room relies on it.

Includes: A filled pre-meeting brief.

5 min read - Updated 2026-09-16

## [Follow-up automation that knows when to stop](https://zeke.so/guides/follow-up-automation)

Give a recurring follow-up an explicit trigger, owner, evidence source and review boundary. Handle completion, stale records and silence before adding reminders.

Includes: A trigger, evidence and stop contract.

5 min read - Updated 2026-09-16

## Put a number on the work around the work

Estimate the time your team spends finding context, preparing briefs and following up. Use your own inputs; the result is a planning estimate, not a promise of savings.

[Open the coordination cost calculator](https://zeke.so/tools/coordination-cost-calculator)

## Bring one piece of work that keeps coming back

In a 15-minute demo with the founders, work through a recurring question, brief or follow-up and the sources it would need.

15 minutes with the founders. Bring one recent example.

[Book a demo with the founders](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ20_GeldbmSN2zDe3SUIdCOy56OFGvciCn691y6IYQCbTCUpFEP5oa5_nIj4gwNjBIMHdpPMN0R?gv=true)

[Tell us about the workflow](mailto:founders@triadlabs.ai?subject=Zeke%20workflow%3A%20Workflow%20guides%20%C2%B7%20Choosing%20a%20workflow&body=I%20came%20from%20the%20workflow%20guides.%0AWorkflow%3A%20Choosing%20a%20workflow%0A%0AThe%20last%20time%20this%20happened%3A%0A%0AHow%20we%20handle%20it%20today%3A%0A%0AWhat%20gets%20delayed%20or%20harder%3A%0A)

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