Every Stances answer is grounded in primary sources,giving you credible, objective support for judgement.

01What is Stances, and which decisions is it for?

Stances turns judgements from interviews, podcasts, and public conversations into replayable insight briefs. It does not give one standard answer; it gives you consensus, disagreement, and primary perspectives to support an independent judgement.

Consensus

Important decisions begin with the factual ground shared by different voices.

Disagreement

Useful disagreement usually comes from different premises, not simply right or wrong.

Key variables

Whether the question is real, the voices are sufficient, and the next step can be tested.

Sources and reviewGlobal first-hand podcast library and expert perspectives
Stances research methodPresent views objectively, without over-summarizing
03How is Stances different from podcast search or an expert-interview library?

Podcast search finds a conversation and an interview library finds a person. Stances starts with a decision question, organizes voices across people and programs, and keeps the path back to the original voice.

Consensus

Original voice, speaker, and context are part of credibility.

Disagreement

A search ranking is not yet a relationship between views.

Key variables

Whether you need cross-source comparison and full context.

04How do these conclusions return to the original speaker and program?

Each judgement retains the person, original excerpt, program or setting, and source, with the specific timestamp of the traceable excerpt.

Consensus

Who said it and where they said it matter as much as the conclusion.

Disagreement

Traceability does not eliminate editorial interpretation.

Key variables

Whether identity, source, and clip status can be checked.

Stances boundaryWhy does Stances not fabricate views?

05How does Stances handle disagreement, stale views, and translation?

Stances does not flatten disagreement into one conclusion. It shows shared ground, disputed premises, and variables that change the answer. Content keeps a review date, with checked Chinese interpretation alongside the original English voice.

Consensus

Important judgements change over time.

Disagreement

Different roles may reach different conclusions because their goals differ.

Key variables

Whether a new voice changes the evidence and whether the translation is reviewed.

Stances boundaryWhy does Stances not flatten disagreement?

06When should I use Stances?

Use Stances when a question has no single standard answer but will affect your next choice. Start with credible primary views, then clarify consensus, disagreement, and what needs testing.

Consensus

It is for consequential questions that need independent judgement.

Disagreement

Not every question needs deep research.

Key variables

The decision’s importance, time pressure, and cost of being wrong.

07Who is Stances for?

Stances is for people who need independent judgement on complex questions: founders, investors, product leaders, researchers, and teams aligning before a meeting, memo, or important choice.

Consensus

High-quality judgement needs credible outside input.

Disagreement

Different roles need different depth and time horizons.

Key variables

Whether you need to explain the basis for a judgement to others.

08What kinds of judgement can Stances support?

It supports questions that require comparing expert views, locating the source of disagreement, and returning to primary voices: product direction, market shifts, technical paths, investment themes, organizational, and career choices. It provides grounds for judgement, not a verdict for you.

Consensus

The question needs a real choice and clear context.

Disagreement

Fact lookup is not the same as a judgement call.

Key variables

Whether enough primary views exist to compare.

09What is Stances Wiki, and how does it expand your understanding?

Wiki connects recurring concepts, people, and views from a brief into an explorable knowledge network. You can follow the network to view concept entries and their relevance to the current question, helping turn one answer into a reusable, long-term knowledge asset.

Consensus

One question usually connects to many related concepts.

Disagreement

A connection does not mean two views fully agree.

Key variables

Whether you need quick understanding or a long-term knowledge network.

10What is Timeline, and how do I use it?

Timeline orders key voices, events, and changes of view around a topic. Use it to understand how a question evolved, then enter the primary voices and opinions at a specific moment instead of reading past judgement through today’s conclusion.

Consensus

Judgement depends on its moment and context.

Disagreement

A changed view does not necessarily mean a contradiction.

Key variables

Whether events, evidence, or the environment changed.

11How can I use Stances content in Obsidian?

Export a knowledge pack with Markdown, wikilinks, evidence excerpts, and source information into your Obsidian vault. Connect a brief to existing notes, projects, and questions so the research keeps growing in your own knowledge base.

Consensus

Research should enter your own working system.

Disagreement

Export is not the end; connection and reuse matter more.

Key variables

How your notes and projects are organized.

12How can I use an exported PDF with Claude or Codex?

Upload the PDF as a sourced research foundation to Claude or Codex, then ask it to compare options, identify open questions, or analyze it with project material. Establish primary evidence in Stances before using a model for the next layer of reasoning.

Consensus

Models are more useful with high-quality context already in place.

Disagreement

Model-generated extension is not new primary evidence.

Key variables

Whether the next task is comparison, writing, or execution planning.

What Stances adds:

Every judgement answers four things.

  1. 01QuestionState what needs deciding
  2. 02Original voiceReturn to what the expert said
  3. 03DisagreementSee where consensus ends
  4. 04VariableKnow what to test next

We update for a new voice or material change. When evidence is thin, we do not force a conclusion.