One way to filter out people whose input you can safely ignore, is to see who stands to lose the most if you do what they ask you to do. People who've been thro

One way to filter out people whose input you can safely ignore, is to see who stands to lose the most if you do what they ask you to do. People who've been through what you're trying to do are more likely to have their skin in the same game, and are more likely to give you useful, actionable input. Not everyone who has opinions on your problem is a stakeholder.