Sun Tzu
c. 544–496 BC
Established for the carrying of decisions
Make the call. History argues first.
Pose the decision keeping you up. 30 minds — Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Curie, and more — argue it out across three rounds and hand you a verdict.
“Sun Tzu rejects the pivot on grounds of position, not product. Machiavelli concurs — but warns the timing exposes you to rivals. Curie dissents: the data window is too narrow to abandon the experiment.”
No signup for your first debate · 30 minds in the corpus · 6 themed packs
Worked example
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TOPIC
RESEARCH
AGON
CONSENSUS
The Decision
If you had 90 days to become harder to replace, would you pivot into AI skills, deepen your domain moat, or redesign the work itself?
Research first
The council opens with live signals, not hot takes.
Three minds
Machiavelli, Curie, and Sun Tzu disagree on purpose.
One next move
Every run ends with a concrete recommendation.
The Six Councils
Browse all minds →Pick a council. Or build your own.
Each pack gathers minds with a shared instinct. Open one to seat everyone in it — or pick across packs to assemble your own table.
4 of 4 seated
Stoic Council
Inner resilience, duty, rational governance.
Marcus AureliusEpictetusMarcus Tullius CiceroSeneca
Enter the pack →
5 of 5 seated
Inventors' Workshop
Systematic invention, applied genius.
Thomas EdisonArchimedes of SyracuseAda LovelaceLeonardo da VinciNikola Tesla
Enter the pack →
7 of 7 seated
War Room
Strategy, conquest, covert operations.
Sun TzuAlexander III of MacedonCatherine the GreatHarriet TubmanCleopatra VII PhilopatorJulius CaesarNapoleon Bonaparte
Enter the pack →
7 of 7 seated
The Republic
Statecraft, political philosophy, the long game of power.
Niccolò MachiavelliCatherine the GreatMarcus Tullius CiceroCleopatra VII PhilopatorBenjamin FranklinAbraham LincolnFrederick Douglass
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4 of 4 seated
Trailblazers
Pioneers who broke the barriers.
Harriet TubmanFlorence NightingaleFrederick DouglassMarie Curie
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5 of 5 seated
The Moguls
Empire builders, industrial and intellectual titans.
John D. Rockefeller, Sr.Andrew CarnegieIsaac NewtonJulius CaesarNapoleon Bonaparte
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Method
How a debate unfolds
Common questions
Before you ask the council
Is this just ChatGPT with a costume?
No. Each mind runs on a cognitive framework extracted from documented historical decisions using the Critical Decision Method — the same technique used in military and aviation research. The council doesn't generate generic "what would X say" — it applies specific constructs that made each thinker's decisions distinctive.
What kinds of questions work best?
Strategic dilemmas where reasonable people disagree. Pricing decisions, market entry timing, whether to pivot, how to handle a difficult negotiation. The more specific and real your situation, the more useful the debate.
How is this different from just reading their books?
Books give you their conclusions. We extracted their decision-making patterns — the cognitive dimensions they actually weighed when the stakes were real. You get their reasoning process applied to your specific situation, not a famous quote.
Is my question private?
Yes. Your debates are stored in your personal library and never shared or used for training. You can export or delete them at any time.
What does free include?
Three full debates with up to three minds each. No signup required for your first debate. Pro unlocks unlimited debates, larger councils, PDF exports, and priority processing.
What decision are you carrying?
The council convenes immediately. No signup required. Your first three debates are free.
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