IRON LAW: Every Meeting Must Produce Decisions + Action Items

If a meeting ends with no documented decisions and no action items with
owners and deadlines, the meeting was a waste of time. Capture these
DURING the meeting, not after. Minutes without action items are a diary.

# Meeting: {Title}
Date: {YYYY-MM-DD} | Time: {HH:MM-HH:MM} | Location: {room/link}
Attendees: {names}
Absent: {names}
Facilitator: {name} | Note-taker: {name}

## Agenda
1. {topic 1} — {presenter} ({X min})
2. {topic 2} — {presenter} ({X min})
3. {topic 3} — {presenter} ({X min})

## Discussion Notes
### {Topic 1}
- {Key point discussed}
- {Different viewpoints raised}
- **DECISION**: {what was decided}

### {Topic 2}
- {Key point}
- **DECISION**: {what was decided} / **DEFERRED**: {to when/what condition}

## Action Items
| # | Action | Owner | Deadline | Status |
|---|--------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1 | {specific task} | {name} | {date} | Open |
| 2 | {specific task} | {name} | {date} | Open |

## Next Meeting
- Date: {next meeting date}
- Agenda items for next time: {carry-over items}

# Meeting Minutes: {Title} — {Date}

## Decisions Made
1. {decision + context}
2. {decision}

## Action Items
| # | Action | Owner | Deadline |
|---|--------|-------|----------|
| 1 | {task} | {name} | {date} |

## Key Discussion Points
- {summary of important discussion, not verbatim}

## Parking Lot (for future discussion)
- {deferred topic}