Meeting Action Generator
Picks one closing question from a hand-written pool of eight, each aimed at surfacing an owner, a deadline or an unresolved decision before a meeting ends — the deliberate counterpart to the site's opening-icebreaker generator, for the other end of the same meeting.
What this generator does
Draws a question to ask before a meeting ends — what was decided, who owns the next step and by when, what is being avoided. Actions fail on the 'who' more than anything else: an action owned by a team is owned by nobody, and that is visible the moment it is written down properly.
What you'll get
This generator draws from a hand-checked list of 8 entries. Here is a spread of 6 of them, so you can see the style before you generate:
- Before ending, ask: who owns the next step, and by when?
- Before ending, ask: what did we actually decide, in one sentence?
- Before ending, ask: what's blocking progress, and who can unblock it?
- Before ending, ask: what didn't we get to, and does it matter?
- Before ending, ask: who needs to know about this who isn't in the room?
- Before ending, ask: is there a decision we're avoiding making?
A fixed sample of the list, not a live draw — your own results are picked at random from all 8, without repeating until the list runs out. Original authoring for Generate Random — general meeting-facilitation prompts.. Last reviewed 2026-07-18.
How to use this tool
- Press generate for a question.
- Ask it before the meeting ends.
Worked examples
- Two of the eight
- "Before ending, ask: is there a decision we're avoiding making?" and "Before ending, ask: who needs to know about this who isn't in the room?"
Common use cases
- Ending meetings with clear ownership
- Meeting-facilitation practice
- Reducing 'what did we decide' confusion
How this generator works
One question is picked whole from a fixed pool of eight, each a closing check — one of them exactly who owns the next step, and by when — rather than a generic "any questions?" Nothing is assembled from parts; the question returns exactly as written.
Randomness and fairness
Questions are drawn uniformly with the browser's cryptographic random number generator; the answers are yours to write down.
For how randomness is produced across the whole site, see how Generate Random works.
Limitations and good to know
- Eight questions is a small pool; a team that closes every meeting this way will see repeats within a couple of weeks.
- The questions prompt for an owner and a decision but do not record either — write the answer down somewhere, or the question has done nothing.
Practical tips
- One named person per action, always. 'The team' is not an owner.
- Read the actions aloud at the end of the meeting while everyone is still there.
- An action with no date is a wish.