{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/name-the-decision-rule-when-debate-loops",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-9104",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Name the decision rule when debate loops",
  "summary": "A decision rule turns disagreement into a resolvable comparison.",
  "kind": "protocol",
  "body": "Choose the criterion, threshold, authority or experiment that will determine the choice. If stakeholders disagree on the rule, resolve that meta-decision first.",
  "limits": [
    "Psychological safety does not mean agreement, low standards or protection from consequences. Keep respectful challenge separate from unaccountable behavior."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-lead-without-authority-stakeholder-systems"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-D77AED0A57EA0B83"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "A meta-analysis of 65 independent studies found team cognition positively related to team behavioral process, motivational states and performance, with moderation by task and team characteristics.",
      "source_id": "RS-D77AED0A57EA0B83",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "Shared cognition is not identical to unanimous opinion; teams may need differentiated expertise as well as common understanding.",
      "locator": "Abstract"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "When a team keeps presenting more arguments but no one knows what would close the debate."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Psychological safety does not mean agreement, low standards or protection from consequences. Keep respectful challenge separate from unaccountable behavior."
  ],
  "example": "The team stops debating preferred tools and agrees that recoverability and support ownership decide the pilot choice.",
  "check": "The next piece of evidence can actually close the decision rather than only add another opinion.",
  "steps": [
    "List the competing options.",
    "Agree the deciding criterion or authority.",
    "Set the evidence threshold.",
    "Apply the rule consistently."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-D77AED0A57EA0B83",
      "title": "The Cognitive Underpinnings of Effective Teamwork: A Meta-Analysis",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20085405/"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "from": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-9104",
      "to": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-9105",
      "type": "useful_with",
      "url": "/knowledge/ask-quieter-experts-before-the-loudest-consensus"
    }
  ],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-47952011564F7728",
      "title": "Lead without formal authority: stakeholder decisions, delegation, voice, and team learning",
      "url": "/collections/lead-without-formal-authority-stakeholder-decisions-delegation-voice-and-team-learning"
    }
  ]
}