New Council Session
Loaded template: Startup Strategy Council
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Configuring a council session
The New Council screen is where you tune the panel to the job. Not every question deserves the same treatment — a quick brainstorm and a high-stakes financial call call for different rosters, different depth of debate, and a different kind of Chairman. Here you decide how many models sit on the panel, how hard they argue, and what tone the final answer takes.
If you're not sure, the defaults are sensible: a five-model panel with balanced debate and a rigorous Chairman works well for most things. Everything is adjustable, and you can always start from a template and tweak from there.
How to use it, step by step
- 1Write your prompt. State the question or task clearly. The more context you give the panel, the sharper the debate — the Prompt Generator can help if you want structure.
- 2Pick a task type. Research, coding, strategy, writing, decision, analysis or brainstorming. This nudges how the models approach the problem.
- 3Choose the council size. Three, five or seven models. More seats mean more perspectives and better error-catching; fewer means a faster answer.
- 4Set the debate depth and Chairman style. Quick, balanced or deep debate, and a Chairman that's concise, rigorous, executive, technical or skeptical to match your audience.
- 5Flag the stakes and convene. Mark high-stakes or expert-review questions so the panel adds appropriate caution, then run it and read the synthesis.
A worked example
“Draft and stress-test a go-to-market plan for a B2B analytics tool aimed at mid-market finance teams.”
You choose a seven-model panel, deep debate, and an “executive” Chairman because you'll share the result with your board.
The models each draft a plan; peer review rewards the ones with a credible channel strategy and punishes vague positioning. The Chairman returns a single plan written for executives, with a clear moat argument, the two biggest risks called out, and next steps — the kind of output a single quick answer wouldn't give you.
Common ways people use it
Pick a larger panel and an executive Chairman when the answer needs to stand up to scrutiny.
Turn up the debate depth and require citations for questions where sourcing matters.
Drop to three models and quick debate when you just want a considered steer in seconds.
Use the high-stakes and expert-review flags for medical, legal or financial questions so the panel routes you toward professional review.
Frequently asked questions
Five is a good default. Go to seven for consequential or contested questions, and three when speed matters more than breadth.
It controls how thoroughly the models critique each other. Deeper debate catches more errors but takes a little longer.
It shapes the final answer's tone — 'executive' for decision-makers, 'technical' for engineers, 'skeptical' when you want the weaknesses pushed hard.
Yes for research and factual claims. It pushes the panel to ground its answer, which makes it easier to verify.
Start from a template for a proven setup, adjust anything you like, and convene. Your sessions are saved for reference.