12 Research (R&D)

Investigate before you invest. Every major decision deserves a research phase.

What Belongs Here

• Technology evaluations and comparisons
• Competitive analysis
• Proof-of-concept experiments
• Emerging technology tracking
• Literature reviews and paper summaries
• Market research and trend analysis

Subfolder Ideas

12 Research (R&D)/
├── Evaluations/         ← Side-by-side comparisons (tools, frameworks, services)
├── Experiments/         ← POCs and test results
├── Market/              ← Competitive landscape, trend reports
└── Papers/              ← Summaries of academic/industry papers

How It Connects

• Research findings feed decisions → log in 00 Framework/ as decision records
• Tool evaluations inform 08 Infrastructure/ choices
• Market research supports 75-99 GE/ business strategy