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R01 · Strategy

Map of decisions and intelligence questions

What it is for. Decision, owner, horizon, alternatives and intelligence question.

Template structure

Decision	Owner	Horizon	Alternatives	Key question (KIQ)	Finding that would change the decision

Example · Company A

Company A is studying whether to explore industrial thermal storage; the innovation director will decide whether to authorise a 60-day test; the question is what technical and adoption evidence would justify an investment.

Mistake to avoid. Do not word the question as “everything about the technology”; it must be able to change a decision.

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R02 · Planning

Critical factors and priorities

What it is for. Connect strategic objectives, risks and monitoring priorities.

Template structure

Objective	Critical factor	Risk / opportunity	Question	Reasoned priority	Owner

Example · Company A

Company A prioritises industrial scale-up capacity over press mentions, because it conditions the decision to run a pilot.

Mistake to avoid. Do not confuse what generates the most news with what matters most.

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R03 · Collection

Map of sources and coverage

What it is for. Locate sources, limits, frequency and gaps.

Template structure

Source	Type	Identifier or URL	Question covered	Legitimate access	Cadence	Review date	Blind spot

Example · Company A

In the fictional case, Company A combines manufacturers' press releases, patents and technical publications; no single source proves commercial adoption.

Mistake to avoid. The register must say what each source does NOT cover, not only what it contains.

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R04 · Quality

Query and filter test

What it is for. Check for omissions and false positives before activating rules.

Template structure

Rule / version	Expected cases	Hits	Misses	False positives	Adjustment	New test

Example · Company A

Company A's query detects announcements about “thermal storage”, but misses publications that talk about “heat accumulation”; the synonym is added and the test is run again.

Mistake to avoid. Do not optimise solely to reduce volume: a critical miss can be worse than several false positives.

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R06 · Evidence

Log of signals and evidence

What it is for. Distinguish observation, source and interpretation.

Template structure

ID	Date	Original source	What it claims	Verified evidence	Interpretation	Alternative	Relevance	Next test

Example · Company A

A fictional news item reports a pilot of industrial thermal storage. Fact: a pilot was announced. Hypothesis: the technology is close to scale-up. Alternative: it is an exploratory demonstration.

Mistake to avoid. A claim repeated by five portals that copy the same note does not amount to five independent pieces of evidence.

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R07 · AI and rigor

AI output audit

What it is for. Check every claim before reusing it.

Template structure

Generated claim	Evidence provided	Source checked?	Classification (fact / inference / error / no evidence)	Correction / question

Example · Company A

The AI claims that “industrial adoption has doubled”. Company A has no historical series: it is marked NO EVIDENCE and removed from the briefing.

Mistake to avoid. It is not enough for the AI to cite a URL; you have to check that it supports exactly the claim.

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R09 · Structuring

Classification dictionary

What it is for. Define unambiguous labels for humans and AI.

Template structure

Label	Operational definition	Include when	Exclude when	Example	Counterexample

Example · Company A

Company A distinguishes PILOT from COMMERCIAL LAUNCH: a laboratory test is not recorded as commercialisation.

Mistake to avoid. A criterion that two analysts interpret differently needs review and examples.

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R10 · Analysis

Matrix of hypotheses and alternatives

What it is for. Assess rival explanations of a signal.

Template structure

Hypothesis	Evidence for	Against	Plausible alternative	Discriminating information	Status

Example · Company A

Hypothesis H1: a competitor is scaling up production. H2: it is maintaining a pilot. An announced investment does not by itself prove which one is correct.

Mistake to avoid. Do not turn a hypothesis into a fact because there is no contrary evidence.

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R11 · Intelligence product

Verifiable competitive profile

What it is for. Place competitive moves and their implications in context.

Template structure

Actor	Move	Source and date	Evidence	Interpretation	Rival hypothesis	Implication for the decision	Review

Example · Company A

The fictional profile describes a competitor with an announced alliance, but separates the public agreement from the hypothesis of entry into a new market.

Mistake to avoid. Do not infer market share or hidden capabilities from a single news item.

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R15 · Governance

Governance, responsibilities and versions

What it is for. Document who decides, who can publish and how knowledge changes.

Template structure

Activity / product	Contributes	Analyses	Reviews	Approves	Receives	Access level

Example · Company A

Company A adds a piece of evidence that invalidates an earlier inference; it publishes version 1.1 with the change explained and an identified owner.

Mistake to avoid. Do not confuse a register of owners with real authorisation to access sensitive information.

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R16 · Improvement

Maturity assessment and 90-day plan

What it is for. Identify verifiable improvements and assign them a short cycle.

Template structure

Dimension	Observable practice	Verifiable evidence	Level (0–3)	Relevant gap	Action	Owner	Date

Example · Company A

Company A finds that sources are only reviewed when something is urgent. It sets up a fixed cadence, records coverage failures and measures three cycles before expanding the system.

Mistake to avoid. Educational self-assessment: it does not represent a conformity audit against UNE 166006 or certification.

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R01 · Strategy · What to monitor

Map of decisions and intelligence questions

Decision, owner, horizon, alternatives and intelligence question.

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Map of decisions and intelligence questions

Critical factors and priorities

Map of sources and coverage

Query and filter test

Operational monitoring plan

Log of signals and evidence

AI output audit

AI delegation and use agreement

Classification dictionary

Matrix of hypotheses and alternatives

Verifiable competitive profile

Technology radar

Scenarios and robust options

Intelligence product specification and briefing

Governance, responsibilities and versions

Maturity assessment and 90-day plan