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Template

Meeting / Space Notes Template

This tool has been retired

It stays online so existing links, version history and any work you already started against it still resolve. It is no longer maintained or reviewed.

Use Voting Window & Decision Journal instead
Type
Template
Difficulty
Foundation
Time
30 min
Version
v1.0.0
Updated
4/19/2026
communicationgovernance

What this helps you do

Verbal claims disappear. Written notes turn a Space into something a delegator can audit.

Notes record what was said, not whether it was persuasive.

When to use this

  • You are attending a community call or Space where claims about a proposal will be made.
  • You need an attributable record of commitments before a vote.
  • You want notes you can cite publicly without paraphrasing unfairly.

When NOT to use this

  • As a transcript. It captures claims and commitments, not everything said.
  • To publish remarks that were made under an explicit confidentiality expectation.

What you'll need

  • Date, host, and the call link or recording
  • The proposal under discussion
  • A way to note speaker attribution accurately

Estimated completion time

30 minutes

Working time for one governance action, assuming the inputs listed here are already to hand.

How to use it

  1. 1Fill in the header before the call starts.
  2. 2Record claims with the speaker attached, and mark whether a source was given.
  3. 3Log commitments separately from opinions.
  4. 4List the questions you still need answered.
  5. 5Check attribution against the recording before citing anything publicly.

The tool

Full template - v1.0.0

Structure

  • Date, host, and where a recording lives
  • Claims made, attributed to a speaker
  • Numbers cited and whether a source was given
  • Commitments made and by whom
  • Follow-up questions you still need answered
Fictional Example

Invented for illustration. It does not describe a real governance action, proposal, or organisation.

Fictional call notes

  • Claim: the proposer stated the audit is complete. No document offered.
  • Commitment: the proposer agreed to publish the audit before the vote closes.
  • Open question: who holds the multisig keys for the second tranche?

How to interpret the result

  • Notes record what was said and by whom, so later reasoning can be traced back to its origin.
  • Anything unattributed should be treated as an impression rather than evidence.

Limitations

  • Notes are not a transcript and do not establish that a statement was true.
  • They carry no confidentiality protection; assume anything recorded may become public.

Sources and methodology

Learn this method

This tool records the work. The Training Lab teaches how to do it.

  • proposal-due-diligence · Proposal Due Diligence: From Claim to Evidence

    Proposal Due Diligence: From Claim to Evidence

    Shows how interview notes become part of the public record.

    Open lesson

Downloads

  • Markdown export: the complete tool, including metadata, instructions, the template, limitations, sources and version history.

No other file formats are published for this resource. We list a format only when the file exists.

Version and governance

Current version
v1.0.0
Published
8/9/2026
Last updated
4/19/2026
Next scheduled review
10/19/2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Editorial status
Not yet externally reviewed

No named reviewer is shown because no external review has been completed. Attribution appears only once a verified reviewer has signed off.

Changelog

  • v1.0.0 (2026-04-19) - Migrated from the static library into the resource register.
  • v1.0.0 (2026-08-10) - Retired. Superseded by Voting Window & Decision Journal. Kept for version history and existing member workspaces.
Next in the workflow

Use these alongside it

The tools that usually come before or after this one.

TemplateFoundation30 min

DRep Decision Report Standard

A shared format for explaining DRep decisions clearly and consistently. Standardize the explanation, not the vote.

Workflow
Decide, Disclose & Publish
Formats
Markdown, plain text