Sustainable Catalyst Decision Studio

Project intake

Define the decision question

Capture the project, policy, procurement, retrofit, supplier, or strategy decision before scoring it.

Project / decision name Organization type SectorTransportation and logisticsManufacturingReal estate and buildingsFood and agricultureEnergy and utilitiesHigher education / nonprofitPublic sector / municipalOther Location Time horizon1 year3 years5 years10 years20 years Primary decision typeCapital projectPolicy choiceProcurement / supplier comparisonFacility retrofitProgram interventionStrategy portfolio

Decision questionShould the company electrify part of its delivery fleet over the next five years while maintaining service reliability and controlling total cost of ownership? Constraints, tradeoffs, or data gapsUpfront vehicle and charging infrastructure cost; electricity source uncertainty; driver training; route variability; maintenance capacity; possible grant funding; customer pressure for lower-carbon delivery.

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Unified evidence and platform handoffs

Source → Research → Observe → Model → Validate → Trace → Decide

Decision Studio now accepts a shared typed-artifact envelope from the current Sustainable Catalyst platform. Every import can retain its source product, version, artifact identifier, methodology, freshness, confidence, integrity hash, and transformation history.

Knowledge LibraryResearch LibrarianSite IntelligenceWorkbenchResearch LabPlatform CoreDecision Studio

Sources and citations

Knowledge Library

Import durable source records, quotations, Harvard-style citations, bibliographies, collections, and evidence notes.

Packet target: evidence_registry

Open product → Mark for packet

Research routes and gaps

Research Librarian

Import research routes, recommended sources, evidence gaps, related titles, and follow-up questions.

Packet target: research_routes

Open product → Mark for packet

Indicators and observations

Site Intelligence

Import indicators, country dossiers, live observations, methodology records, source health, and freshness context.

Packet target: live_evidence

Open product → Mark for packet

Calculations and models

Workbench

Import formulas, calculations, graphs, models, code outputs, validation checks, assumptions, and technical reports.

Packet target: calculation_trace

Open product → Mark for packet

Experiments and scientific artifacts

Research Lab

Import experiments, notebooks, datasets, instrument context, validation results, provenance, and scientific reports.

Packet target: experimental_evidence

Open product → Mark for packet

Entities and Evidence Ledger

Platform Core

Import canonical entities, Evidence Ledger records, provenance links, identifiers, signatures, and shared exchange metadata.

Packet target: platform_registry

Open product → Mark for packet

Decision synthesis

Decision Studio

Synthesize typed evidence into scenarios, readiness findings, an auditable brief, and export bundle.

Packet target: integrated_decision_brief

Open product → Mark for packet

v1.12.0 contract: scds-platform-artifact/1.0 is additive. Legacy Canvas, Data, Analytics R, Global Impact, Narrative Risk, Finance, and Grit JSON exports remain importable through compatibility adapters.

Typed artifact import

Paste a product artifact or legacy JSON export

Select a source product or use auto-detect. Typed envelopes are validated before they are normalized into evidence, research, model, experiment, entity, provenance, and audit sections.

Source product Auto-detect Knowledge Library Research Librarian Site Intelligence Workbench Research Lab Platform Core Catalyst Canvas Catalyst Data Catalyst Analytics R Global Impact Catalyst Narrative Risk Catalyst Finance Catalyst Grit Import action Validate and merge into packet Preview normalized patch only

Artifact JSON

Validate & ImportLoad Knowledge Library SampleDownload Decision Packet JSON

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Brief readiness & review status

Quality gates before export

Review whether the Decision Packet is ready for a draft brief, reviewed export, or further evidence work. The readiness gate checks framing, evidence, scenarios, impact, claims, finance, recovery, audit/provenance, and synthesis.

Readiness: readiness scoring now surfaces section status, unresolved issues, required reviews, and export gates. It is a workflow quality screen, not approval or professional signoff.

Check Brief Readiness Generate Review Status Download Readiness JSON Generate Integrated Brief

Decision governance & review center

Assign accountability, control review, and record human approval

Move the Decision Packet through a controlled lifecycle with a named owner, assigned reviewers, approval conditions, exceptions, conflict declarations, sign-offs, expiration dates, and a tamper-evident review history.

Human control: Decision Studio may flag missing evidence or contradictions, but it cannot approve, certify, assure, or professionally sign off a decision.

Current stateDraftEvidence gatheringAnalysisReviewRevision requiredApprovedRejectedDeferredImplementedRetired Requested stateReviewRevision requiredApprovedRejectedDeferredImplementedRetired Decision owner Owner role Review actor Actor role Approval expires Reassessment due

Transition reason

Reviewers JSON Approval conditions JSON Exceptions JSON Conflict declarations JSON Sign-offs JSON

Evaluate GovernanceRecord State TransitionLoad Complete Review SampleDownload Governance JSON

v1.12.0 collaborative workspace

Collaborative Decision Room

Private WordPress-managed rooms for participants, comments, change requests, snapshots, version comparison, notifications, and approved-version locks.

Private by default

Sign-in required. Decision Rooms are private records and are not available to anonymous visitors.

Institutional and Domain Decision Packs

Apply a reusable decision methodology without hiding the evidence or governance requirements

Select a pack to populate required intake, criteria, evidence, indicators, Workbench models, review roles, risk questions, readiness rules, and briefing templates.

Boundary: Decision Packs organize institutional review. They do not provide legal, engineering, financial, medical, compliance, assurance, or professional certification. AI cannot approve or sign off a decision.

Decision PackClimate and Energy StrategyInfrastructure and Capital InvestmentUrban ResilienceSustainable ProcurementResponsible AI and Technology GovernanceResearch Program ApprovalEnvironmental InterventionHumanitarian and Development ProgrammingOrganizational PolicyAdvisory Diagnostic and Recommendation Applied by

Organization and intake responses JSON{"decision_question":"Should the proposed option proceed?","geography":"United States / Midwest","time_horizon":"5 years","baseline_year":"2026","emissions_boundary":"Operational and material lifecycle boundary","energy_system_scope":"Facilities and fleet"} Evidence available (comma-separated requirement IDs)emissions_inventory, energy_consumption_baseline, technology_performance, cost_and_financing, grid_or_fuel_context, stakeholder_distribution Reviewer assignments JSON[{"role":"decision_owner","name":"Decision owner"},{"role":"energy_subject_matter_reviewer","name":"Energy reviewer"},{"role":"finance_reviewer","name":"Finance reviewer"},{"role":"community_or_equity_reviewer","name":"Equity reviewer"},{"role":"governance_reviewer","name":"Governance reviewer"}]

Preview PackValidate ReadinessApply to Decision PacketDownload Pack JSON

climate energy

Climate and Energy Strategy

Evaluate decarbonization, energy transition, resilience, affordability, and implementation pathways.

6 evidence requirements · 6 criteria · 5 review roles

infrastructure capital

Infrastructure and Capital Investment

Compare capital programs using lifecycle performance, resilience, public value, delivery risk, and maintainability.

6 evidence requirements · 6 criteria · 5 review roles

urban resilience

Urban Resilience

Assess urban interventions across hazards, infrastructure interdependencies, vulnerable populations, and recovery capacity.

6 evidence requirements · 6 criteria · 5 review roles

procurement

Sustainable Procurement

Compare procurement choices using total cost, supplier risk, lifecycle impact, labor and human-rights concerns, and contract governance.

6 evidence requirements · 6 criteria · 5 review roles

responsible ai

Responsible AI and Technology Governance

Evaluate AI or digital-system adoption across purpose, evidence, rights, safety, accountability, data governance, and operational controls.

6 evidence requirements · 6 criteria · 5 review roles

research governance

Research Program Approval

Review a proposed research program across significance, methodology, feasibility, ethics, data stewardship, and reproducibility.

6 evidence requirements · 6 criteria · 5 review roles

environmental management

Environmental Intervention

Compare restoration, conservation, remediation, or management interventions using ecological evidence, uncertainty, durability, and community effects.

6 evidence requirements · 6 criteria · 5 review roles

humanitarian development

Humanitarian and Development Programming

Assess programs across need, protection, effectiveness, localization, feasibility, accountability, and conflict sensitivity.

6 evidence requirements · 6 criteria · 5 review roles

policy governance

Organizational Policy

Evaluate organizational policies across purpose, authority, evidence, feasibility, rights, implementation, and reviewability.

6 evidence requirements · 6 criteria · 5 review roles

advisory

Advisory Diagnostic and Recommendation

Structure evidence-based advisory diagnostics, options, recommendations, implementation conditions, and client approval records.

6 evidence requirements · 6 criteria · 5 review roles

Decision Briefing and Publication Studio

Turn a governed Decision Packet into a citation-native publication

Create executive memos, technical reports, board briefs, alternatives analyses, public dossiers, appendices, implementation plans, dissenting views, and monitoring plans.

Governance boundary: reviewed and public publications remain blocked until the Decision Governance and Review Center permits release. Print-ready HTML may be saved as PDF through the browser after human review.

Publication typeExecutive Decision MemoTechnical Decision ReportBoard or Leadership BriefAlternatives AnalysisPublic Decision DossierEvidence AppendixAssumptions RegisterMethodology StatementAudit and Provenance AppendixImplementation PlanMinority or Dissenting ViewPost-Decision Monitoring Plan AudienceInternal working publicationReviewed institutional publicationPublic publication Title Prepared by

Subtitle Section visibility JSON{"executive_summary":"public","evidence":"public","governance":"institutional","audit_provenance_appendix":"private"} Redaction rules JSON[{"type":"replace_text","term":"confidential","replacement":"[REDACTED]"}] Publication targets (comma-separated)

Generate PublicationApply Redaction PreviewCreate Publication HandoffsDownload JSONDownload MarkdownDownload HTMLPrint / Save PDF

v1.14.0 lifecycle control

Outcomes, Monitoring, and Reassessment

Track commitments after approval, compare actual results with expected outcomes, surface invalidated assumptions and emerging risks, and create human-owned reassessment, amendment, or retirement records.

Monitoring record JSON{ "schema": "scds-outcome-monitoring/1.0", "monitoring_version": "2.0.0", "status": "planning", "decision_status": "not_implemented", "decision_owner": [], "implementation_owner": [], "commitments": [], "targets": [], "indicators": [], "site_intelligence_connections": [], "monitoring_schedule": { "cadence": "monthly", "next_review_at": "", "last_reviewed_at": "" }, "implementation_milestones": [], "emerging_risks": [], "assumption_invalidations": [], "reassessment_triggers": [], "trigger_evaluations": [], "monitoring_events": [], "reassessment_history": [], "implementation_amendments": [], "post_implementation_reviews": [], "lessons_learned": [], "decision_registry_entry": [], "summary": { "target_count": 0, "targets_on_track": 0, "targets_at_risk": 0, "targets_off_track": 0, "milestones_overdue": 0, "active_material_risks": 0, "invalidated_assumptions": 0, "triggered_reassessments": 0 }, "boundaries": [ "Monitoring records observed results and implementation evidence; it does not certify causality or performance.", "Lifecycle amendments, suspension, and retirement require accountable human authorization.", "Site Intelligence links provide evidence context; source methodology, freshness, and confidence remain visible." ] }

Named human actor Actor role Observation JSON{"indicator_id":"indicator-1","value":0,"source":"site-intelligence","confidence":"not specified"} Reassessment JSON{"reason":"Scheduled or trigger-based review","findings":[],"recommendation":"continue_with_monitoring","next_review_at":""} Amendment JSON{"summary":"","changes":[],"reason":""} Notes / retirement reason

Evaluate Outcomes Record Observation Reassess Amend Decision Retire Decision Download Monitoring JSON

Human-control boundary: monitoring may identify deviations and trigger reassessment, but it cannot automatically amend, suspend, approve, or retire a decision.

Public API, embeds & institutional integration

Publish safe summaries and exchange governed Decision Packets

Create governance-gated public dossiers, script-free readiness and scenario descriptors, signed institutional archives, Platform Core gateway records, and hash-addressed internal events.

Decision Packet 1.8

Privacy boundary: Public outputs remove invitation data, contact details, internal notes, raw private artifacts, and private Decision Room records. Institutional actions require an authenticated WordPress editor or administrator.

Archive label Internal event type Platform Core target

Integration payload JSON{}

Generate Public-safe Dossier Build Readiness Embed Build Scenario Embed Build Institutional Archive Build Platform Core Gateway Record Internal Event View SDK Contract Download Integration JSON

v1.16.0 · Accessibility, Offline Use, and Release Hardening

Validate access, recovery, migrations, and production release gates

Run an explicit engineering readiness review for keyboard and assistive-technology support, offline drafts, recovery snapshots, large-packet performance, backup and restore, privacy, and additive packet migration.

Boundary: Automated checks support release review but cannot establish full WCAG conformance, legal compliance, security assurance, or professional certification. Named humans still authorize release.

Accessibility profile JSON{"keyboard_navigation":true,"visible_focus":true,"semantic_landmarks":true,"form_labels":true,"screen_reader_status":true,"accessible_tables":true,"accessible_chart_alternatives":true,"reduced_motion":true,"contrast_review":true,"error_identification":true,"touch_target_size":true,"zoom_and_reflow":true} Offline and privacy profile JSON{"online":true,"queued_write_intents":true,"sensitive_cache_reviewed":true,"autosave_interval_seconds":15,"maximum_drafts":25} Performance profile JSON{"large_packet_tested":true,"mobile_tested":true,"cold_start_tested":true,"maximum_packet_bytes":5000000} Backup and restore profile JSON{"backup_tested":true,"restore_tested":true,"privacy_reviewed":true,"restore_drill_date":"2026-07-17"} Migration profile JSON{"from_schema":"scds-decision-packet/1.8","to_schema":"scds-decision-packet/2.0"} Recovery snapshot label

Accessibility Audit Offline Manifest Create Recovery Snapshot Assess Migration Run Release Readiness Download Hardening Record

Online status will be detected when this workspace initializes.

v2.0.0 · Connected Decision Intelligence Platform

End-to-end decision lifecycle

Assess the active Decision Packet across Frame, Research, Evidence, Model, Compare, Challenge, Review, Approve, Publish, Implement, Monitor, and Reassess. The platform routes gaps to the right Sustainable Catalyst product while preserving human control.

Human actorActor roleConfirm completed stageAssessment onlyFrameResearchGather EvidenceModelCompareChallenge AssumptionsReviewApprovePublishImplementMonitorReassessTransition reason

Assess LifecycleConfirm StageBuild Intelligence GraphBuild Portfolio IndexPrepare Connected ExchangeDownload Platform Record

Human-control boundary: Lifecycle assessment may recommend actions, but it cannot approve, publish, amend, suspend, retire, or externally deliver a decision.

Four-pillar scorecard

Environmental, social, economic, and governance scoring

Use transparent weights and indicators to compare viability across the four pillars.

Baseline annual emissions (tCO₂e) Expected emissions reduction (%) Implementation/adoption rate (%) CAPEX ($) Annual savings ($) Discount rate (%) Model years Implementation complexityLowMediumHighVery high

Environmental weightSocial weightEconomic weightGovernance weight

Risk and resilience

Map exposure, vulnerability, and mitigation capacity

Screen risk across cost, implementation, environmental, stakeholder, and governance dimensions.

Exposure score (0–100) Vulnerability score (0–100) Resilience / mitigation score (0–100) Stakeholder sensitivity (0–100) Governance readiness (0–100) Data confidence (0–100)

Advanced Scenario & Sensitivity Studio

Compare alternatives, vary assumptions, find thresholds, and inspect uncertainty

Model any number of alternatives, apply weighted criteria, run one-way and two-variable sensitivity screens, search for break-even points, compare time horizons, and review stakeholder distribution and reversibility.

Scenario Studio: scenario analysis is now an auditable studio rather than a fixed comparison table. Screening outputs remain conditional on the assumptions entered and should be routed to Workbench for probabilistic simulation, optimization, engineering, or domain forecasting.

Alternatives JSON [ { "id": "conservative", "label": "Conservative", "parameters": { "capex": 850000, "annualSavings": 145000, "reductionRate": 24, "adoptionRate": 52 }, "reversibility": 78, "stakeholderEquity": 55, "implementationComplexity": "Low" }, { "id": "expected", "label": "Expected", "parameters": [], "reversibility": 60, "stakeholderEquity": 62, "implementationComplexity": "Medium" }, { "id": "ambitious", "label": "Ambitious", "parameters": { "capex": 1120000, "annualSavings": 235000, "reductionRate": 44, "adoptionRate": 82 }, "reversibility": 38, "stakeholderEquity": 74, "implementationComplexity": "High" } ] Parameter ranges JSON { "capex": { "min": 700000, "max": 1250000, "steps": 5 }, "annualSavings": { "min": 100000, "max": 280000, "steps": 5 }, "adoptionRate": { "min": 45, "max": 90, "steps": 5 } } Criteria JSON [ { "id": "financial_value", "label": "Financial value", "metric": "npv", "weight": 20, "direction": "higher" }, { "id": "emissions_impact", "label": "Emissions impact", "metric": "annual_avoided_tco2e", "weight": 18, "direction": "higher" }, { "id": "risk_resilience", "label": "Risk and resilience", "metric": "risk_score", "weight": 16, "direction": "lower" }, { "id": "evidence_confidence", "label": "Evidence confidence", "metric": "confidence", "weight": 10, "direction": "higher" }, { "id": "stakeholder_equity", "label": "Stakeholder and distributional impact", "metric": "stakeholder_equity", "weight": 10, "direction": "higher" }, { "id": "implementation_feasibility", "label": "Implementation feasibility", "metric": "implementation_feasibility", "weight": 10, "direction": "higher" }, { "id": "reversibility", "label": "Reversibility and option value", "metric": "reversibility", "weight": 8, "direction": "higher" }, { "id": "time_to_value", "label": "Time to value", "metric": "payback_years", "weight": 8, "direction": "lower" } ]

Sensitivity parameters Break-even parameterAnnual savingsCAPEXAdoption rateReduction rateDiscount rate Target metricNPVDecision scoreAnnual avoided emissionsRisk score Target value Time horizons Grid points

Run Advanced Scenario Studio Run Sensitivity Find Break-Even Restore Sample Download Studio JSON Compatibility Matrix Recommend Workbench Handoffs

Compatibility scenario matrix

Workbench handoff

Send deeper calculations, graphs, and technical checks to Workbench

Decision Studio synthesizes the decision. Workbench performs deeper symbolic, graph, engineering, scenario, risk, economics, environmental QA/QC, and domain-specific analysis.

Workbench handoff: handoff recommendations include tool IDs, reasons, priorities, shortcodes, and a payload summary that can be used to continue analysis in Workbench.

Generate Workbench Handoff PlanDownload Handoff JSONRefresh Scenario Matrix

Saved Decision Packets & Export Center

Save the packet, reload prior work, and export the full decision bundle

Decision Studio can preserve the current Decision Packet as a browser-saved working record, generate a complete export bundle, and prepare JSON, Markdown, HTML, audit, readiness, scenario, and Workbench handoff exports.

Saved packets: saved packets are working records for review and continuation. Reviewed and public exports are governed by the current approval gate; internal draft exports remain available for controlled working use.

Export audience Internal working draft Reviewed institutional export Public decision dossier

Save Packet Locally Refresh Saved Packets Download Export Bundle JSON Download Brief Markdown Download Brief HTML Print / Save PDF

Saved packets

Export bundle

Integrated brief generator

Professional decision memo from the full Decision Packet

Generate a structured brief that synthesizes framing, evidence, scenarios, impact records, claim review, finance, recovery, four-pillar scores, audit/provenance, and Workbench handoffs.

Integrated brief: the brief generator now includes readiness status, scenario comparison matrix, Workbench handoff details, audit appendix summary, and Markdown/HTML/JSON exports.

Generate Integrated Brief Generate Basic Brief Generate AI Decision Brief Download Markdown Download HTML Download JSON Print / Save PDF

AI Decision Briefing Layer

Assumption critique, risk interpretation, and decision caveats

Generate a cautious, site-scoped decision-support brief through the configured backend AI provider when available. If the backend or provider is unavailable, Decision Studio returns a deterministic fallback brief.

AI boundary: AI output is a drafting and interpretation aid. It does not approve, certify, assure, or replace professional judgment.

Generate AI Decision BriefCheck Backend / AI Status

Audit & Provenance

Decision packet ledger, sources, assumptions, calculations, claims, changes, and review status

Generate a structured audit appendix that shows what was entered, which module artifacts are present, which sources support the decision, which calculations were used, and which assumptions still require review.

Audit and provenance: audit works with the readiness gate so unresolved evidence, source, calculation, finance, claim, and review issues can be surfaced before export.

Generate Audit AppendixDownload Audit JSONPrint / Save PDF