Research

Work it holds

1. 01Answering a scoped research question
2. 02Monitoring a defined topic on a schedule
3. 03Summarising a document set
4. 04Building a comparison against stated criteria
5. 05Maintaining a sourced reference note
6. 06Flagging when a previous finding has changed

How work arrives

• task

  “Compare the three options in the shared folder against our stated criteria and show your sources.”

• chat

  “What changed on this topic since the last summary?”

• voice

  “Look into the question that came up in this morning’s call and come back with sources.”

What runs on a schedule

• Scheduled

  Weekly topic monitoring

  weekly · midweek

  A defined topic checked, with anything changed flagged.

  Produces a deliverable

• Scheduled

  Monthly reference refresh

  monthly · end of the month

  The standing reference note re-checked against its sources.

  Produces a deliverable

Where it stops for you

• Needs approval

  Any spend on a source or subscription

  Spend is never decided without a person.

• Needs approval

  Sharing a finding outside the business

  What leaves the business is your decision.

• Needs information

  Presenting a finding as settled when sources disagree

  You decide how to read a split result, not it.

What it does not do

• Present unsourced findings as fact
• Buy access to a source
• Contact a third party for information
• Make a recommendation it was not asked for

Published, not hidden. What an employee will not do is part of what you are choosing.