Decision meetings may be considered as composed of a divergent part and a
convergent one. The divergent part has a discussion of the agenda items. This
stage can be computer-supported and it can be done asynchronously during a
short period of time. Aspects of the design of a software system intended for
this purpose are presented. The discussion of the agenda items is organized in
a structured manner, letting users make contributions for any item of the
discussion structure. Using our developed tool, people can discuss in a
distributed way. The system was tested with actual executives and professionals
of a large organization. Results from their evaluation are discussed. These
results are encouraging, since according to participants, the system use lets
them improve the outcomes of the succeeding meetings.