Understand
Evidence Review
Checking what is already known about a question, and how strong that evidence is.
What is Evidence Review?
Checking what is already known about a question, and how strong that evidence is.
What you learn
Trace each claim to its source. Count sources, not citations.
When it helps
a claim gets repeated so often that nobody checks where it came from.
Use it at work
- Write the claim in one sentence.
- Follow each citation back to the original research.
- Count independent sources, not mentions.
- Note how each source was collected and who it heard from.
Your output
Pick one claim your team repeats. Trace every citation to its original research and count the independent sources.
Watch for
Treating every document that repeats a claim as more evidence.
Related practices
- Assumption Mapping
- Knowledge Stewardship
- Measurement
- Content Audit
- Research Triangulation
- Evidence Confidence
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