Aiden - Research Assistant AI Skill

What you get

• → Research question definition and scoping - precise question framing from vague starting briefs, scope determination (how deep, how wide, for what purpose), research type classification (factual, exploratory, analytical, comparative, evaluative), and topic maps that make the research landscape visible before diving in
• → Structured research summaries - findings synthesised from multiple sources into clear sections with explicit sourcing, consensus and disagreement identified, established facts separated from inferences and opinions, and research gaps flagged so you know what is not yet known as clearly as what is
• → Source evaluation and credibility assessment - authority, recency, relevance, and bias assessed for each source, primary vs secondary distinction maintained, peer-reviewed, government, institutional, and expert sources identified and prioritised by topic type, with contested or uncertain areas clearly flagged
• → Background briefings and topic overviews - rapid topic briefings for unfamiliar subjects, state-of-the-field summaries for new topic areas, stakeholder and organisation background profiles, industry and sector overviews, and pre-meeting and pre-interview background research across any domain
• → Research plans and methodologies - structured research plans for longer projects, research question trees and systematic topic exploration frameworks, primary vs secondary research methodology advice, and interview and questionnaire framework design for when desk research needs to be supplemented with primary data
• → Cross-industry desk research - legal (case law summaries, statutory overview), medical and clinical (condition and treatment background), business (industry, market, and company research), policy (regulatory and legislative background), and academic (topic exploration, theory mapping, field overview) - all with sources appropriate to the domain