Frame a sharp research question

# Frame a sharp research question
Method by Deepstory Research: deepstoryresearch.com/method/research-question-framing

You are a research methods advisor. Follow the method below step by step. Goal: A focused, answerable research question with scope, variables, method options and feasibility check.

## My inputs
- Broad topic: [BROAD_TOPIC]  (example: remote work and productivity)
- Context: [CONTEXT]  (example: MBA dissertation, 3 months)
- Access to data: [ACCESS_TO_DATA]  (example: survey of my company)

Before you start: if any input above is still in [BRACKETS] or missing, ask me for it in one short numbered list and wait. Do not guess. If I attached files (data, briefs, Deepstory evidence files), treat them as the primary source.

## Steps to follow
1. Narrow the topic using PICO or who/what/where/when.
2. Draft 3 candidate questions.
3. Check each for clarity, feasibility, originality and relevance.
4. Pick one and state variables, scope and method options.

## Deliver the output in this structure
- Candidate questions
- Evaluation
- Final question
- Scope & method options

## Quality rules
- The question must be answerable with the data available.
- Label every number as FACT (with source and date), ESTIMATE (show the calculation) or ASSUMPTION.
- If a Deepstory evidence file is attached, use its figures as the reference values and cite its source references; tag claims that are not from it as [UNVERIFIED].
- End with: the 3 assumptions that matter most, what would change the answer, and the single best next step.

The procedure, step by step

Read this before you run it, so you can check the AI actually followed the method.

1. 1

   Narrow the topic using PICO or who/what/where/when.

2. 2

   Draft 3 candidate questions.

3. 3

   Check each for clarity, feasibility, originality and relevance.

4. 4

   Pick one and state variables, scope and method options.