Research Brief Template

# Research Brief: [Topic] **Date:** [YYYY-MM-DD] **Type:** [Market Research | Competitive Intel | Client Research | Trend Analysis | Proposal Research | Academic/Technical] **NotebookLM Notebook:** [notebook name and URL] --- ## Executive Summary [2-3 sentences: what was researched, why it matters, top-line finding] --- ## Key Findings ### 1. [Finding Title] [Detail with data points, statistics, or evidence where available] ### 2. [Finding Title] [Detail with supporting evidence] ### 3. [Finding Title] [Detail with supporting evidence] --- ## Opportunities - [Specific opportunity with context on why it matters] - [Specific opportunity with potential impact] --- ## Risks & Challenges - [Risk or challenge with context and severity assessment] - [Risk or challenge with mitigation considerations] --- ## Recommended Actions 1. **[Action]** -- [Why this matters and suggested next step] 2. **[Action]** -- [Why this matters and suggested next step] --- ## Sources - [Source 1 -- title, URL, and relevance] - [Source 2 -- title, URL, and relevance] - [Source 3 -- title, URL, and relevance] --- *Generated via deep-research-notebooklm skill using NotebookLM MCP*