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A clear next step.
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Define a task, choose priorities or work through a plan. Find a tool for the question in front of you, then keep the result.

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Choose by the work you need to do

What needs a little clarity?

All 12 tools are free to use without an account. Solo tools and shared rooms keep work in different places; check the notes before you start.

12 tools to explore

Make a decision

Decision canvas

Compare options, inspect the evidence and retain the reason for your choice.

Open Decision canvas Outcomes and evidence
Who it is for
Explore on your own
What you leave with
An editable Markdown decision record with options, tradeoffs and a review trigger.
Where your work stays
Draft stays in this tab’s memory. Copy or download to keep it.
Example output
Decision: try a small review checklist.
Alternative: rebuild the whole process.
Reason: test one change before committing more work.
Review: after the next two reviews.

Fictional illustration. It is not a saved result or a delivery forecast.

Define an outcome

Outcome and evidence planner

Describe the change you want, the evidence you have and how you will check it.

Open Outcome and evidence planner Review and share results
Who it is for
Explore on your own
What you leave with
An editable Markdown outcome brief with evidence, assumptions, signals and a review point.
Where your work stays
Draft stays in this tab’s memory. Copy or download to keep it.
Example output
Outcome: reviewers can find the next action.
Baseline: unknown; observe the next review.
Signal: a reviewer identifies the action and its source.
Review: keep, revise or stop the change.

Fictional illustration. It is not a saved result or a delivery forecast.

Define clear work

Agent brief builder

Give an agent a clear goal, useful context and checks for the result.

Open Agent brief builder Define clear work
Who it is for
Explore on your own
What you leave with
An editable Markdown task brief to copy or download.
Where your work stays
Memory by default. Device saving is your choice.
Example output
Objective: make release notes easier to review.
Scope: revise the wording and review checklist.
Verification: ask a reviewer to find the action and the source.

Fictional illustration. It is not a saved result or a delivery forecast.

Choose priorities

Prioritization workshop

Compare independent views, discuss uncertainty and agree what comes next.

Open Prioritization workshop Set up a project
Who it is for
Work with a team
What you leave with
An agreed order and decision record in Markdown or CSV.
Where your work stays
Shared guest room. Expires after 24 hours.
Example output
Chosen first: clarify the release notes.
Reason: it removes a known review blocker.
Question to resolve: who reviews the next release?

Fictional illustration. It is not a saved result or a delivery forecast.

Choose priorities

WSJF calculator

Compare the value, urgency, risk and size of your own work options.

Open WSJF calculator Choose a focus
Who it is for
Explore on your own
What you leave with
A ranked comparison with assumptions and incomplete options visible.
Where your work stays
Draft saved in this browser after editing.
Example output
Review first: the small customer fix.
Keep unranked: a feature whose size is still unknown.
Discuss the assumptions before choosing.

Fictional illustration. It is not a saved result or a delivery forecast.

Compare estimates

Planning poker

Choose cards privately, reveal together and discuss different estimates.

Open Planning poker Understand estimates
Who it is for
Work with a team
What you leave with
Revealed estimates and a conversation about the differences.
Where your work stays
Shared guest room. Check the selected room lifetime.
Example output
Estimates: 3, 5 and 8.
Discuss: does the work include a new review step?
Agree the scope before revising an estimate.

Fictional illustration. It is not a saved result or a delivery forecast.

Plan delivery

Scope Slicer

Map a user journey and choose the smallest useful delivery slice.

Open Scope Slicer Define clear work
Who it is for
Explore on your own
What you leave with
A story map and selected slice with earlier and deferred scope.
Where your work stays
Draft saved in this browser after editing.
Example output
First slice: a reviewer can read and approve one release note.
Deferred: automatic distribution.
Dependency to check: access to the source change.

Fictional illustration. It is not a saved result or a delivery forecast.

Plan delivery

Dependency Playground

Connect work, change an assumption and see how the change travels.

Open Dependency Playground Manage dependencies
Who it is for
Explore on your own
What you leave with
A dependency map, baseline and what-if comparison.
Where your work stays
Draft saved in this browser after editing.
Example output
Review needs the draft. Publication needs the review.
What if the draft takes one more day?
Discuss the affected work and the assumptions.

Fictional illustration. It is not a saved result or a delivery forecast.

Plan delivery

Focus Sandbox

Make room for a realistic week, including uncertainty and a buffer.

Open Focus Sandbox Personal planning
Who it is for
Explore on your own
What you leave with
A Monday–Friday plan, capacity checks and parked work.
Where your work stays
Draft saved in this browser after editing.
Example output
Monday: draft and review preparation.
Keep room for unplanned work.
Park the extra feature when the day is full.

Fictional illustration. It is not a saved result or a delivery forecast.

Plan delivery

Flow Lab

Experiment with work in progress, capacity and review bottlenecks.

Open Flow Lab Delivery insights
Who it is for
Explore on your own
What you leave with
Two simulated workflows and their observed model results.
Where your work stays
Simulation settings saved in this browser after editing.
Example output
Baseline: work waits in Review.
Try: start fewer items and change review capacity.
Compare the simulation; it is not a delivery forecast.

Fictional illustration. It is not a saved result or a delivery forecast.

Explore risks

Pre-mortem workshop

Imagine a plan failed, find possible causes and agree prevention steps.

Open Pre-mortem workshop Manage dependencies
Who it is for
Work with a team
What you leave with
A risk and action brief with volunteered owners and warning signs.
Where your work stays
Shared guest room. Expires after 24 hours.
Example output
Risk: no reviewer is available.
Prevention: agree a review slot before drafting.
Warning sign: the slot is still unconfirmed.

Fictional illustration. It is not a saved result or a delivery forecast.

Learn from work

Retrospective rooms

Reflect together, discuss useful themes and leave with agreed actions.

Open Retrospective rooms Learning in practice
Who it is for
Work with a team
What you leave with
A Markdown summary and follow-through actions.
Where your work stays
Shared guest room. Expires after 24 hours.
Example output
Learned: the review started without a clear question.
Next action: add a review question to the brief.
Check it in the next focus review.

Fictional illustration. It is not a saved result or a delivery forecast.

Keep the useful part

A tool is a start.
The result is yours.

Take a blank template, inspect a finished example or use your result to define the next piece of work. You can keep using these resources without joining Tellenze.

Six useful starting pointsBlank templates and filled examples.One request, all the way throughSee a brief, a contribution and a reviewed decision.Explore the shared workspaceSee how Tellenze keeps the work and context together.

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