Keep the detail.
Find the pattern.
Turn scattered research notes into a question your team can act on.
Explore the workflowExample note · fictional observation
The handoff happens
outside the document.
- Observation
- A teammate copies a note into chat before asking for a decision.
- Context
- The note explains what happened, but leaves the next question unstated.
- Next question
- What would make this note ready for someone else to act on?
From a note to a next step.
1. Collect
Capture the observation with enough context to understand it later.
2. Compare
Read related notes together. Keep the exceptions beside the pattern.
3. Decide
Write one question to investigate next and what would answer it.