What it is
Turning insights, themes, and recommendations into a shareable report, opportunity brief, or insight deck that informs next steps.
Why use it
Research that is not communicated well does not influence decisions. Outputs make findings durable beyond the immediate team.
Use this when
- A research phase is ending and findings need sharing
- Insights are being handed to product or engineering
- An initiative is moving from the Research Track to the Implementation Track
You may not need this when
- The initiative is small and synthesis is the output
- The team already agrees on findings and next action
Dependencies — what you need
- Completed synthesis
- Agreement on audience and format
- Clarity on the decision the outputs inform
People involved
- Design
- Research
- Product
Typical outputs
- Research report or opportunity brief
- Prioritized themes with evidence
- Recommendations or next-step options
- A foundation for Implementation Track work
Template
Research Outputs template
A fill-in structure for running this method: what to prepare, what to do, what to record, and how to read the result.
How AI can help
AI as augmentation — not replacement
- Draft a report structure from synthesis notes
- Draft an executive summary
- Suggest a slide structure
- Edit for clarity and flag claims beyond the evidence
AI prompt
A prompt for any AI assistant. It works only from material you paste in, keeps assumptions apart from findings, and leaves the decisions to you.