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Draw the decision before choosing the tool

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Emily JanochAssociate Vice President for Evidence and Learning · CARELinkedIn ↗
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Emily JanochAssociate Vice President for Evidence and Learning · CARELinkedIn ↗

Start with the workflow, human decisions and intended benefit.

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Attributed contributors: Emily Janoch. “Draw the decision before choosing the tool.” The Reality of AI: Adoption, Capacity, and Change Management. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 16 September 2026. Session time 17:30–18:32. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/moments/decision-before-tool

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practitioner advice

Janoch recommends drawing the decision flow before selecting AI interventions.

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Mathew TruscottHead of Office, Geneva · Oxfam International
Emily JanochAssociate Vice President for Evidence and Learning · CARELinkedIn ↗

Proposed mechanism: Locate human decisions, useful automation and potential friction in a process.

Limit: Advice, not measured efficacy.

reported case

A friendly interface can conceal wrong answers; critical review and willingness to rebuild are needed.

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Emily JanochAssociate Vice President for Evidence and Learning · CARELinkedIn ↗

Proposed mechanism: Test answers against purpose and participant needs rather than interface preference.

Limit: Internal example without published error rate.

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