Clear Ask

Clear ask

Clean ask

Finalize the landing-page hero section and confirm whether the API documentation is a hard dependency for Friday’s launch.

Audience

Sarah (design) and Mark (engineering), with the project team as the decision audience.

What the source supports

• Sarah says the hero is too busy.
• Mark says the API docs are needed first.
• Friday launch is being considered, but the exact commitment is unclear.
• The notes do not name a decision owner or specify which visual elements need changing.

Owner and timing

• Sarah: identify the hero elements to simplify.
• Mark: confirm API-doc readiness and whether it blocks implementation.
• Project lead: confirm the Friday launch decision after those two inputs.
• Proposed internal checkpoint: end of day Thursday; this is a suggested timing, not source-backed.

Decision needed

Is the hero redesign blocked on the API documentation, or can design and engineering proceed in parallel?

Open questions

1. Is Friday a committed launch or a target?
2. Which hero elements are too busy?
3. Who has final sign-off?

Draft message

Hi Sarah and Mark — to assess Friday’s launch target, could Sarah list the hero elements to simplify and could Mark confirm whether the API docs are required before implementation? Please reply by EOD Thursday with any blocker and name the final decision owner. I’ll update the launch plan once we have both answers.

Why this is safer

It turns “Can you fix this?” into a bounded request with named inputs, a decision, and a proposed checkpoint. It labels the checkpoint as a suggestion because the notes did not establish a deadline.