Data Synthesis -- Research Intelligence

Skill pack for transforming raw research data into structured insights. Covers affinity mapping, thematic analysis, quantitative aggregation, triangulation, insight scoring, gap analysis, and integration with the Memoire research pipeline.

Core Loop

COLLECT RAW DATA --> ORGANIZE --> CODE --> THEME --> TRIANGULATE --> SCORE --> OUTPUT INSIGHTS

Every synthesis pass must produce actionable insights, not summaries. An insight is a non-obvious finding that changes a design decision.

Affinity Mapping Methodology

What It Is

A bottom-up clustering technique. Individual observations (sticky notes, quotes, data points) are grouped by natural similarity until themes emerge.

Process