Output Format Decisions
Date: 2025-04-23
Research Context
This document outlines the decisions made regarding the final output formats for the Operation Foresight project, taking into consideration the target audience and goals of the research.
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Introduction
The selection of appropriate output formats is critical to ensuring that the findings and recommendations from Operation Foresight reach their intended audience effectively. This document outlines the decisions regarding primary and supporting output formats based on audience analysis and communication goals.
Decision on Final Report Format
Based on the target audience of policymakers and senior security executives, the primary output format for the Operation Foresight report will be an Executive Brief.
Rationale: This format is explicitly designed for busy senior executives and is also highly suitable for policymakers who require concise, high-level summaries to quickly grasp key findings and recommendations.
Supporting Materials
In addition to the Executive Brief, the following supporting materials will be created to provide more detail and facilitate presentations:
Formal Report (Comprehensive)
A detailed written report containing all the analysis, data, and sources. This will serve as the foundational document from which the Executive Brief and presentation slides are derived.
Purpose: To provide complete documentation of the research process, findings, and recommendations for stakeholders who require in-depth understanding.
Primary Users: Research teams, technical specialists, implementation teams
Presentation Slides
A slide deck summarizing the key findings, threat matrix highlights, and recommendations for presentation purposes. This will incorporate the planned visualizations.
Purpose: To facilitate verbal presentations of the findings to groups of stakeholders, with visual aids that enhance comprehension.
Primary Users: Presenters to boards, committees, or policy groups
Conclusion
This combination of outputs ensures that the core message is accessible and impactful for senior decision-makers (Executive Brief), while providing the necessary depth and supporting information for those who require it (Formal Report) and materials for communicating the findings in a presentation setting (Presentation Slides).
The three-tiered approach maximizes the impact and utility of the Operation Foresight research by catering to different stakeholder needs and usage scenarios.