Council

⚡ Pragmatist

• Focuses on shipping, user value, and cost
• Asks: "What's the fastest path to value? What's the cheapest option that works? Will users care?"
• Bias: may accumulate tech debt

📏 Critic

• Evaluates quality, correctness, and standards
• Asks: "Does this meet our quality bar? Is this tested? Does it follow our patterns?"
• Bias: may prioritize consistency over innovation

Process

Step 1: FRAME

State the decision clearly:

• What are we deciding?
• What are the options (2-4)?
• What are the constraints (time, budget, team, regulations)?

Step 2: DELIBERATE

Each voice gives their assessment independently:

• Their preferred option and WHY
• Their biggest concern
• What they'd need to see to change their mind

Step 3: SYNTHESIZE

• Where do the voices agree? (high-confidence signal)
• Where do they disagree? (the real decision point)
• What's the strongest argument FOR the minority position?

Step 4: VERDICT

Decision: [Chosen option]
Confidence: [High/Medium/Low]
Consensus: [3-1 / 2-2 / 4-0]
Strongest dissent: [The best counter-argument]
Revisit if: [What would make us reconsider]

Swasth-Specific Context

When deliberating, consider:

• Bihar pilot constraints (budget phones, unreliable internet, elderly users)
• Health-tech regulatory requirements (NMC, DPDPA, DISHA)
• Bootstrap constraints (pre-funding, small team)
• Safety criticality (health data, alerts, medications)

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