# The Consult

> A single-expert working session: one named advisor takes the question, asks what it actually needs to know, and owns the answer end to end.

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## Definition

A single-expert working session: one named advisor takes the question, asks what it actually needs to know, and owns the answer end to end. The Consult is the counterpart to a full boardroom — most decisions do not need six experts arguing across rounds, they need one expert who knows the domain and will not hedge. The output is sized to the question rather than to a fixed template: a short answer where a short answer is honest, a full plan or comparison where it is not. Escalation to the boardroom is the deliberate move for the calls where structured disagreement is worth its cost.

## Related

- [See how a session runs](https://www.synthboard.ai/product)


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