Workflow demonstration
Source-backed research to report
From a question to a report whose every claim can be traced to a dated, graded source.
05steps, in order
The run, step by step
- Standing
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- Accepts
- Your questionDocuments and access you can provide
- Produces
- Evidence registerReport with citations and limitsDecision note
The steps, and what each produces.
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- 01
Frame the question
The decision the research must support.
- 02
Log the sources
Each dated, typed and graded for confidence.
- 03
Grade the claims
Unsourced and self-reported claims flagged.
- 04
Draft with citations
Findings carry their sources and limits.
- 05
Review and decide
A principal signs off before you receive it.
Inputs, outputs and safeguards
Accepts
- Your question
- Documents and access you can provide
Produces
- Evidence register
- Report with citations and limits
- Decision note
Fails safely
- Claims without sources stay marked unverified.
- Stale evidence is re-checked or labelled.
Where a person decidesA principal reviews every finding; conclusions are never drawn from unsourced claims.
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These free tools are the working steps of this workflow.
Evidence register and due-diligence checklist
List the claims a decision depends on, where each one comes from and how confident you are. The register shows which conclusions rest on unsourced or self-reported evidence, and what to request next.
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Work out how many completed responses you need, and how many people to invite, for a survey estimate at the precision you choose. The formula and its limits are on the page.
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