This simple experiment starts with a community podcast question. An audio engineer and an oral historian bring different priorities, challenge each other’s assumptions, and improve the plan through discussion. You coordinate the conversation and decide what makes sense. Try it on a simple question, then scale it to the work you need to do.
A 10-minute walkthrough of a roundtable I recorded earlier, showing how different perspectives changed the proposal and what I learned while coordinating it.
Each download is a folder with everything you need, including the Expert Grounding Card and the coordinator manual. Start simple, then go deeper when you're ready.
The draft used for this demonstration. Open a chat for each expert and have it research its field with the card before sharing your project question. Then copy and paste their answers between chats and decide what holds up.
The fuller approach for people comfortable with agent tools. A coordinator agent has each expert research its field before receiving the project question, then runs the rounds. You make the calls at each step.
See how the discussion added a phone-based practice interview before buying equipment, training in interviewing skills, and clearer responsibilities for consent and preserving the stories.
* The equipment ranges total $415–$515; the plan lists $415–$440. For arithmetic, ask the model to use code or a calculator, then check the inputs and result.
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