The Decision Framework
Triumvir is not a product. It is a framework for governing decisions under uncertainty — a structured process that determines whether action is justified before consequences arrive.
The Problem with Advice
Most decision support systems optimize for confidence. They analyze data, weigh options, and recommend the best path forward. The user feels informed. The system feels useful.
But confidence is not the same as readiness. A recommendation can be statistically sound and still be premature — because the information required to justify action does not yet exist.
Triumvir does not optimize for confidence. It governs whether a decision should proceed at all.
The Three Voices
Every decision passes through three distinct perspectives — not for balance, but for rigor. Each voice has a role. None has authority alone.
Proposition
Observes the situation. Identifies what is being asked. Surfaces the assumptions already embedded in the question.
Challenge
Projects consequences. Identifies what could fail. Names risks that the first voice normalized or ignored.
Synthesis
Weighs the tension. Determines sufficiency. Issues a verdict — not a recommendation.
Three Verdicts
The framework does not produce recommendations. It produces verdicts — explicit determinations about whether proceeding is acceptable.
DECIDE
Sufficient basis exists. The framework has determined that proceeding is justified given available information. A verdict is issued with confidence level, explicit assumptions, identified risks, and next actions.
DEFER
Insufficient basis. The framework refuses to authorize action because required information is missing. Information gaps are identified. A path to decidability is provided — what would need to be true for this to become decidable.
PAR
Proceed with Acknowledged Risk. A human override. When the framework has deferred but the user chooses to proceed anyway, PAR records the decision, the risks that were surfaced, and transfers responsibility explicitly to the human decision-maker.
Why Not Neutral
Triumvir is not neutral. Neutral systems enable harm by omission.
A system that always provides an answer — regardless of whether sufficient basis exists — is not being helpful. It is being compliant. It optimizes for user satisfaction at the cost of decision quality.
The framework's willingness to refuse — to say "this is not yet decidable" — is not a limitation. It is the core function. The DEFER verdict exists because premature action is often worse than delayed action.
Implementations
The framework manifests differently depending on context. Authority level, stakes, and audience determine the appropriate implementation.
The framework governs what you're allowed to not notice.
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