Decision intelligence for design teams

Never lose the why behind the work.

The Intent Ledger turns project conversations into a living record of decisions, design intent, risks, actions, and memory.

Bring audio, transcripts, meeting notes, or old project history. ILM turns them into project memory.

Source-backed findings · Exact evidence quotes · Project memory across conversations

Example project (demonstration content)

Meeting Focus

Courtyard approved as the central organizing space.

Decisions

2

Design Intent

1

Actions

2

Risks

1

Unresolved

1

Risk

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.

Risk

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.

1 card · 1 type

Risk· High

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.

The discussion raised concern about excessive west-facing glass and thermal discomfort.

Recommendation

Review shading strategy and façade response before design freeze.

High confidence

Source
We need to be careful about how much west-facing glass we keep.
Decision

Courtyard approved as the central organizing space.

Decision

Courtyard approved as the central organizing space.

1 card · 1 type

Decision· High

Courtyard approved as the central organizing space.

The client confirmed that the courtyard should remain the emotional and spatial center of the house.

Recommendation

Future planning, circulation, and massing decisions should protect the courtyard's role.

High confidence

Source
Let's keep the courtyard as the heart of the house.
Contradiction

Conflicting recollection of the façade material decision.

Contradiction

Conflicting recollection of the façade material decision.

1 card · 1 type

Contradiction· High

Conflicting recollection of the façade material decision.

One teammate recalls brick being confirmed; another recalls fiber cement being agreed on an earlier call.

Recommendation

Confirm the actual decision from the recording before proceeding.

Moderate confidence

Source
I thought we'd already decided on brick.

The lost decision layer

Your most important project decisions are hiding in conversations.

01

Client direction gets scattered across calls, messages, and memory.

02

Meeting notes capture what was said, but not always what was decided.

03

Design intent gets lost when teams move from discussion to drawings.

04

Risks and contradictions surface too late.

05

Old project discussions become difficult to reconstruct.

The Intent Ledger turns those scattered conversations into structured project memory.

Scattered across the conversation

…think we agreed on brick, or was it…

…arrival still feels a bit off when…

…west glazing could be a problem later…

…courtyard needs to stay the focus…

ILM Analysis
DecisionCourtyard approved as the central organizing space.
Design IntentProject should feel calm, grounded, and low-maintenance.
RiskWestern glazing may create heat gain issues.
ActionRevise entry sequence before next review.
ContradictionConflicting recollection of the façade material decision.

How it works

How The Intent Ledger works

  1. 01

    Add Conversation

    Upload audio, paste a transcript, add meeting notes, or import old project history.

  2. 02

    Run ILM Analysis

    ILM detects decisions, risks, actions, design intent, contradictions, commitments, and source evidence.

  3. 03

    Create an ILM Record

    Each conversation becomes a structured record of what changed, what was decided, why it mattered, and what comes next.

  4. 04

    Build Project Memory

    Every ILM Record adds to the living memory of the project.

Bring the conversation in any form. The value is not transcription. The value is project memory.

What one ILM Record contains

From messy discussion to usable project intelligence

Every analyzed conversation is structured into the same seven categories, never a paragraph summary.

  • Meeting Focus

    The one thing this conversation was actually about.

  • Current Direction

    Where the design is heading, and what's still open.

  • Decisions and Commitments

    What was agreed, and who owns it.

  • Risks

    What could derail the project if left unaddressed.

  • Next Moves

    The concrete next step, not a vague follow-up.

  • Unresolved

    Contradictions and open questions, flagged, not buried.

  • Source Evidence

    The exact quote behind every one of the above.

Decision

Courtyard approved as the central organizing space.

The client confirmed that the courtyard should remain the emotional and spatial center of the house.

Why it matters

Future planning, circulation, and massing decisions should protect the courtyard's role.

Source
Let's keep the courtyard as the heart of the house.

Next step

Update zoning and ground-floor diagrams to reflect this decision.

Generated by ILM

Risk

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.

The discussion raised concern about excessive west-facing glass and thermal discomfort.

Why it matters

The façade strategy could conflict with the project's comfort and low-maintenance goals.

Source
We need to be careful about how much west-facing glass we keep.

Next step

Review shading strategy and façade response before design freeze.

Generated by ILM

Action

Revise entry sequence before next review.

The team needs to test a clearer arrival path and update the presentation diagrams.

Why it matters

The current entry sequence does not yet support the intended sense of arrival.

Source
The arrival still feels unclear when you come in from the street.

Next step

Test two entry alternatives and update the circulation diagram.

Generated by ILM

Design Intent

Project should feel calm, grounded, and low-maintenance.

The design direction prioritizes long-term comfort and restraint over dramatic form-making.

Why it matters

Future material, massing, and landscape choices should reinforce this direction.

Source
It should feel calm and grounded, not like it is trying too hard.

Next step

Use this intent as a filter during the next material review.

Generated by ILM

Example project (demonstration content)

Project spine

  1. Mar 3

    Initial Design Review

    5 items
  2. Mar 18

    Client Coordination Call

    4 items
  3. Apr 2Latest

    Façade and Programme Coordination

    +2 new items

Attention

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.
Risk
Risk

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.

1 card · 1 type

Risk· High

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.

The discussion raised concern about excessive west-facing glass and thermal discomfort.

Recommendation

Review shading strategy and façade response before design freeze.

High confidence

Source
We need to be careful about how much west-facing glass we keep.
Conflicting recollection of the façade material decision.
Contradiction
Contradiction

Conflicting recollection of the façade material decision.

1 card · 1 type

Contradiction· High

Conflicting recollection of the façade material decision.

One teammate recalls brick being confirmed; another recalls fiber cement being agreed on an earlier call.

Recommendation

Confirm the actual decision from the recording before proceeding.

Moderate confidence

Source
I thought we'd already decided on brick.

From conversation to project memory

One record on its own is useful. Every record together is the project.

  • One conversation becomes one ILM Record.
  • Many ILM Records become Project Memory.
  • The record grows chronologically, session by session.
  • Teams can see what changed, and what is still unresolved.

Source-backed by default

Every finding traces back to what was actually said.

  • Every surfaced finding remains linked to its reviewed source.
  • No invented project narrative. Nothing is fabricated.
  • Risks and decisions can be inspected, not blindly trusted.
Risk
Evidence
Risk· High

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.

The discussion raised concern about excessive west-facing glass and thermal discomfort.

Recommendation

Review shading strategy and façade response before design freeze.

High confidence

Source
We need to be careful about how much west-facing glass we keep.
Risk

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.

1 card · 1 type

Risk· High

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.

The discussion raised concern about excessive west-facing glass and thermal discomfort.

Recommendation

Review shading strategy and façade response before design freeze.

High confidence

Source
We need to be careful about how much west-facing glass we keep.

Any form

Bring the conversation in any form.

The Intent Ledger does not require perfect recordings. Upload audio, paste transcripts, add rough notes, or import old project history. ILM turns scattered project traces into decisions, risks, actions, and memory.

Built for design work

Built for the moments where design decisions get lost.

Architecture students

For thesis-year clarity

Thesis direction changes after every review, and feedback becomes difficult to track.

Turn thesis discussions into design direction, jury risks, action steps, and project memory.

Thesis review

Contradiction

Conflicting recollection of the façade material decision.

Contradiction

Conflicting recollection of the façade material decision.

1 card · 1 type

Contradiction· High

Conflicting recollection of the façade material decision.

One teammate recalls brick being confirmed; another recalls fiber cement being agreed on an earlier call.

Recommendation

Confirm the actual decision from the recording before proceeding.

Moderate confidence

Source
I thought we'd already decided on brick.
Design Intent

Project should feel calm, grounded, and low-maintenance.

Design Intent

Project should feel calm, grounded, and low-maintenance.

1 card · 1 type

Design Intent· Medium

Project should feel calm, grounded, and low-maintenance.

The design direction prioritizes long-term comfort and restraint over dramatic form-making.

Recommendation

Use this intent as a filter during the next material review.

Moderate confidence

Source
It should feel calm and grounded, not like it is trying too hard.

Junior architects

For every project meeting

Meetings move quickly, but decisions, risks, and next steps are not always clear.

Leave every project discussion knowing what changed, what was decided, and what to do next.

Meeting outcomes

Decision

Courtyard approved as the central organizing space.

Decision

Courtyard approved as the central organizing space.

1 card · 1 type

Decision· High

Courtyard approved as the central organizing space.

The client confirmed that the courtyard should remain the emotional and spatial center of the house.

Recommendation

Future planning, circulation, and massing decisions should protect the courtyard's role.

High confidence

Source
Let's keep the courtyard as the heart of the house.
Action

Revise entry sequence before next review.

Action

Revise entry sequence before next review.

1 card · 1 type

Action· Medium

Revise entry sequence before next review.

The team needs to test a clearer arrival path and update the presentation diagrams.

Recommendation

Test two entry alternatives and update the circulation diagram.

Moderate confidence

Source
The arrival still feels unclear when you come in from the street.

Small studios and design teams

For professional practice

Client decisions, scope changes, and design rationale get scattered across meetings and messages.

Create a living decision record for every project: client direction, risk, and commitments in one place.

Project state

Decisions

2

Actions

2

Risks

1

Risk

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.

Risk

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.

1 card · 1 type

Risk· High

Western glazing may create heat gain issues.

The discussion raised concern about excessive west-facing glass and thermal discomfort.

Recommendation

Review shading strategy and façade response before design freeze.

High confidence

Source
We need to be careful about how much west-facing glass we keep.

What's different

Not meeting notes. Project memory.

Generic meeting notes

The Intent Ledger

  • A long paragraph summary

    A structured, source-backed ILM Record

  • “We discussed the facade”

    The decision, why it mattered, and who owns it

  • No link back to what was said

    Every finding traced to an exact quote

  • Contradictions left buried in text

    Risks and contradictions flagged explicitly

  • Notes that reset every meeting

    Project Memory that accumulates over time

Built on ILM: Intent-Led Memory

AI writes notes. ILM builds project memory.

ILM captures not just what was said, but what was decided, why it mattered, and what must be remembered.

Conversation

Whatever form it already exists in.

ILM Record

Structured, source-backed, and traceable.

Project Memory

Every record adds to what's known.

One conversation becomes one ILM Record. Every ILM Record strengthens Project Memory.

Works with

The exact form a conversation already exists in.

  • Audio recordings
  • Transcripts
  • Meeting notes
  • Design crits
  • Thesis discussions
  • Client comments
  • Old project history

Early access

Tested with early architecture and design users

Early users are testing The Intent Ledger to turn project conversations into decisions, risks, actions, and project memory.

Source-backed

Every finding is traced to an exact quote.

Nothing invented

No invented project narrative. Nothing is fabricated.

Always inspectable

Every item traces back to reviewed conversation evidence.

Access

Start with one real conversation.

No pricing plans exist yet. Every early user starts here, on the same access.

  1. 01

    Create your account

    No credit card, no sales call.

  2. 02

    Add one conversation

    Audio, transcript, notes, or old project history.

  3. 03

    Review your first ILM Record

    See decisions, risks, actions, and evidence, structured.

  4. 04

    Get started

    See what your project conversation was trying to tell you.

    Create my first ILM Record

Your project already has the answers.
They are hidden in the conversations.

The Intent Ledger helps you preserve what changed, what was decided, why it mattered, and what must happen next.