Research Ideation

To turn a vague research idea into a structured project plan, apply 5W1H brainstorming, conduct literature reviews, perform gap analysis, and formulate SMART research questions to produce a comprehensive actionable proposal.

Formulating a research question from a literature review requires mapping the field, synthesizing findings, and identifying gaps to apply SMART criteria, ensuring your defined objectives and research questions are concrete and actionable.

Generate a research proposal and references.bib file from an initial idea by executing search strategies, screening sources, and synthesizing findings, which outputs structured artifacts like research-proposal.md and references.bib.

Yes, this research planning workflow supports optional Zotero MCP integration, allowing you to automatically organize your screened sources and generated references.bib entries directly into structured Zotero collections.

Yes, you can use this method selection process for any academic discipline, as it applies comprehensive planning, gap analysis, and literature review mechanisms to systematically select suitable methodologies across diverse research domains.

You need gap analysis in your research ideation process when you must identify unstudied opportunities within a field, moving from general brainstorming to defining concrete, actionable research questions and project milestones.