---
id: "concept-input-options"
type: "concept"
source_timestamps: ["§ What Is Structured Empowerment?"]
tags: ["resource-allocation", "product-management"]
related: ["concept-curated-options", "entity-oxxo", "entity-ikea", "concept-process-options"]
definition: "The curated resources, materials, or product configurations employees select to deliver value to customers."
sources: ["tail1"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-tail1"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-tail-105-fast-growing-better-decisions"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/05/how-fast-growing-companies-can-make-better-decisions"
sourceTitle: "How Fast-Growing Companies Can Make Better Decisions"
---
# Input Options (The "What")

**Input options** are one of the two categories of [[concept-curated-options]] in [[concept-structured-empowerment]]. They represent the **resources, materials, and configurations** employees work with to deliver value, and are typically configured **before or at the start of a customer interaction**.

Examples:
- Product-bundle selections
- Equipment-setup choices
- Promotional campaign options
- **Modular shelf assortments (planograms)** like those used by [[entity-oxxo]] store managers
- [[entity-ikea-d1]]'s core product assortment of ~9,500 SKUs plus a curated menu of additional items for local markets to select from
- [[entity-school-of-rock]]'s catalog of 100 proven, copyright-compliant shows/songs in The Method App

Contrast with [[concept-process-options]] (the "How").