Good decision making is not about getting everyone to agree (the consensus model), and it's not about pleasing the most people (the voting model), and it's also not about having one person who is expected to make all the decisions (the benevolent dictator model). If the decision is primarily about enabling technology, if at all possible, we defer to our tech lead. If the decision is primarily about the user or customer experience, if at all possible, we defer to our product designer. And if the decision is primarily about business viability, we will depend on the product manager collaborating
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