R / 01
Research triage
Input: papers, reports, interviews, search results.
Sieve: source quality, relevance, method fit, freshness, contradiction.
Output: a reading queue with reasons and citation-ready evidence.
Use cases
Choose the signal before the pile arrives
Reusable criteria help teams resist recency, charisma, and spreadsheet drift.
D / 02
Deal flow
Input: company profiles, decks, referrals, data-room notes.
Sieve: thesis gates, proof strength, timing, risk, next-step value.
Output: a review slate that shows why each company earned attention.
V / 03
Vendor selection
Input: proposals, security answers, demos, references.
Sieve: must-haves, implementation fit, total cost, evidence, uncertainty.
Output: a defensible shortlist before demos distort the requirements.
C / 04
Content pipeline
Input: customer questions, search demand, pitches, internal expertise.
Sieve: audience proof, authority, distinctiveness, shelf life, distribution fit.
Output: a publish queue tied to evidence—not whoever pitched last.
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If your team repeatedly narrows many inputs into a consequential few, it probably has a sieve.