WEEKLY RESEARCH · Workflow idea

Start the week with a cited research brief.

Choose the topics you want to follow. Each week, gather recent coverage, organize key findings, and prepare a shareable brief.

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Starts with
Research topics
Produces
A topic-organized brief with cited findings, delivered to the intended recipient and saved for later reference.
Category
Research & strategy

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

A weekly schedule

“Prepare a weekly research brief covering my selected topics. Include concise findings, citations, and links to the original sources. Format it for sharing and send it to the chosen recipient.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

6 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Collects recent results for each topic, reviews available article material, drafts a structured brief, formats it for sharing, and delivers and archives the finished brief.

  1. Choose topics to follow

    Set the subjects to cover and how many recent results to consider for each.

  2. Gather recent coverage

    Find articles for each topic from the agreed reporting period.

  3. Review available article material

    Use full article material where available; clearly label when only a short summary can be reviewed.

  4. Organize findings

    Group findings by topic and include citations and original-source links so readers can check them.

  5. Prepare a shareable brief

    Format the brief with a clear summary, topic findings, and items to watch.

  6. Send and archive the brief

    Deliver it to the chosen recipient and save a copy in the selected folder.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

A topic-organized brief with cited findings, delivered to the intended recipient and saved for later reference.

AmbactiWorkflow folio · 6 steps

Create weekly research brief PDFs

Research & strategy · Example outcome

The handoff

A topic-organized brief with cited findings, delivered to the intended recipient and saved for later reference.

Keep in mind

Keep a source link with each factual claim. If full article material is unavailable, label the limits of the summary rather than presenting it as complete coverage.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Set your topics and recipients

Choose the topics, results per topic, recipient, and folder for saved briefs.

Choose research sources

Select the sources to search and how to handle articles when full text is not available.

Add optional branding

Set a name and logo if you want them shown on the brief.

Choose a send time and test

Set the schedule’s time zone, review a sample brief and its citations, and confirm delivery before starting recurring sends.

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