23 councils across 6 levels — the knowledge architecture behind every decision
Experts: Rick Kazman (ATAM), Neal Ford + Rebecca Parsons (evolutionary arch), Michael Nygard (stability patterns), Gregor Hohpe (platform strategy), Michael Wooldridge (MAS theory), Chip Huyen (AI eval)
Impacts: Consortium architecture decisions, fitness functions, platform strategy, agent interaction protocols, integration patterns
Experts: Skelton + Pais (Team Topologies), Eric Evans + Vaughn Vernon (DDD), Melvin Conway, Amy Edmondson (psych safety), Nicole Forsgren (DORA)
Impacts: Department decomposition, team sizing, bounded contexts, DORA metrics, Conway's Law alignment, cognitive-load management
Experts: Jakob Nielsen + Don Norman (NN/g), Luke Wroblewski, Steve Krug, Raluca Budiu
Impacts: All deployed pages, mobile-first design, usability heuristics, KLJ-obviousness litmus, form best practices
Experts: Ann Handley, Joe Pulizzi, Brian Dean, Robert Rose, Andy Crestodina
Impacts: Content pipeline (macro), Content tracker, blog posts, editorial calendar, SEO strategy, content mission/tilt
Experts: ThoughtWorks Tech Radar, Ben Gilad, Leonard Fuld, SCIP, August Jackson
Impacts: Tech Radar build, threat detection, competitive intelligence SOP, council refresh triggers, scenario war-gaming
Experts: Aggarwal et al. (GEO/Princeton), Mike King (iPullRank), Lily Ray, Rand Fishkin, Jason Barnard
Impacts: AI Visibility Pipeline (SEO/GEO/AEO), schema + structured data, E-E-A-T compliance, Content-to-Client Sprint, entity SEO
Experts: Kazman (ATAM), Ford/Parsons (fitness functions), Tornhill (CodeHealth), Forsgren (DORA), Nygard (stability), Huyen (AI eval)
Impacts: 15-lens adoption methodology, post-adoption fitness functions, Iterative quality review, Hub skill imports, network vetting
Experts: Gagne (9 Events), Bloom (Taxonomy), Minto (Pyramid), Sweller (Cognitive Load), Dirksen (Gap Analysis), Ebbinghaus (Spacing), Roediger (Retrieval), Eyal (Hooks)
Impacts: 12-module content arc design, module beat structure, mastery gates, spaced-repetition web, Bloom ladder
Experts: Cathy Moore (Action Mapping), Ruth Clark (Media Selection), Merrill (First Principles), Keller (ARCS), Mayer (Multimedia), Knowles (Andragogy), Wiggins/McTighe (UbD)
Impacts: 5-phase build playbook, backward design, action mapping, media selection, ARCS motivation, adult learning compliance
Experts: Brian Buffini, Tom Ferry, Gary Keller, Mike Ferry, Ryan Serhant, Barbara Corcoran
Impacts: Content voice (Buffini backbone), prospecting scripts, digital marketing strategy, GCI/budget models, luxury buyer psychology
Experts: Brian Buffini, Mel Robbins, Peter Crone, Jefferson Fisher, Tony Robbins, James Clear, Ed Mylett
Impacts: Content voice, agent-coaching content, habit formation, negotiation language, state management, mindset frameworks
Experts: USPAP (locked), Appraisal Institute (MAI), Sales Comparison Approach, Fannie Mae B4-1, Freddie Mac Ch.44, Appraisal Journal
Impacts: CMA tool, comp selection methodology, USPAP compliance, appraisal standards, UAD field alignment
Experts: Dixon/Adamson (Challenger Sale), Chris Voss, Jeb Blount, Sandler
Impacts: Listing presentations, client consults, negotiation, pipeline discipline, objection handling, upfront contracts
Experts: Chip Huyen, Dario/Daniela Amodei, Ilya Sutskever, CoT/RAG researchers, Stuart Russell
Impacts: Agent eval standard, Constitutional AI governance, RAG/Knowledge process, context engineering, alignment, scaling laws
Experts: Ben Treynor Sloss (SRE), Charity Majors, Michael Nygard, Nicole Forsgren (DORA), AI safety researchers
Impacts: SLO/error budgets, golden-signal monitoring, paired system resource manager, circuit breakers, DORA metrics, Secondary node balancing, blameless postmortems
Experts: Craig Ballantyne, Brian Buffini, + ADE (pending disambiguation — research exhausted, awaiting Joseph clarification)
Impacts: Business growth strategy, productivity systems, referral business, operating discipline
Experts: Mel Robbins, Brian Buffini, Peter Crone, Nick Ortner
Impacts: Content voice, affirmations, difficult-day resilience, identity work, referral-relationship psychology
Experts: April Dunford, Marty Neumeier, Seth Godin, Donald Miller (StoryBrand)
Impacts: Brand identity, positioning framework, StoryBrand messaging, Purple Cow differentiation, onliness statement, permission marketing
Experts: NAR (Sitzer/Burnett settlement), NIST AI RMF + EU AI Act, TREC (Texas RE regs)
Impacts: NAR settlement compliance, TREC advertising, Fair Housing, NIST AI RMF, AI-assist disclosure rules
Experts: Fynanc (internal), USPAP (locked), Robert Kiyosaki
Impacts: Fynanc microsite, investor content, CMA/valuation reference, cash-flow framing, freedom portfolio
Experts: Omar Khattab (DSPy/ColBERT), MS Research GraphRAG, Patrick Lewis (original RAG)
Impacts: Knowledge process (RAG), KB indexing, GraphRAG, DSPy pipelines, ColBERT retrieval
Experts: Brady Sandahl (KW Luxury International), Carolyn Huo. Additional seats pending deep research.
Impacts: Premium segment ($800K+), luxury content lens, KWRI Luxury academy ingestion, River Oaks/Memorial/Tanglewood positioning
Experts: Nick Ortner, Dr. Tara Swart Bieber, Peter Crone, Dr. James Doty, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Lacy Phillips, Neville Goddard
Impacts: TG Bot morning/evening prompts, stress response protocol, Cultivate 5 integration, biorhythm cadence, state management
Listed in framework as L5 Tier 3 but no seats researched, no council doc exists. Needed for: consciousness mission, responsible AI, agent rights, Article VII compliance.
Listed in framework as L5 Tier 3 but no seats researched, no council doc exists. Needed for: Buffini-aligned relationship experience, client journey design, NPS, referral-loop optimization.
Content pipeline has macro + micro layers but no council governs distribution strategy across 4 streams (Primary newsletter, Premium digest, Referral brief, Deal-stage content).
Heavy CRM usage (Follow Up Boss, Contact 360) but no advisory panel governing CRM strategy, lead scoring, follow-up automation, or pipeline management methodology.
YouTube/BombBomb ingestion + video content planned but no production methodology council for video SEO, production workflow, or YouTube strategy.
Operating framework exists but no council validates operational methodology. Needed for: Lean/Six Sigma, workflow optimization, SOP governance, process engineering.