Research

Scope a research question

Turn a broad research request into a bounded question, evidence plan and clear finish line.

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Add the facts you want your chief to use. Download a Markdown brief or continue to sign-in. Filling this worksheet does not run an AI task.

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Prepare the source material.

Bring the decision you need to make; audience, geography and time horizon; known facts and available research time. Keep the original records available, redact unnecessary sensitive information and identify missing details before starting. This workbook prepares a bounded task rather than claiming access to external accounts.

Produce a checkable result.

Propose a primary question, subquestions and evidence requirements. Define what is outside scope and what would change the decision.

Review the result.

Avoid an open-ended search that cannot finish. Unavailable evidence should lead to a stated uncertainty rather than a guessed answer.

What to bring to your chief

  • The decision you need to make
  • Audience, geography and time horizon
  • Known facts and available research time

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Scope a research question. Ask me for the decision you need to make; audience, geography and time horizon; known facts and available research time. Propose a primary question, subquestions and evidence requirements. Define what is outside scope and what would change the decision. Avoid an open-ended search that cannot finish. Unavailable evidence should lead to a stated uncertainty rather than a guessed answer. Do not send, publish, purchase or modify external accounts without my explicit approval.

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What should I check before using this result?

Avoid an open-ended search that cannot finish. Unavailable evidence should lead to a stated uncertainty rather than a guessed answer.

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