# Interview synthesis and decision note

Decision this round informs: [one decision]
Research question: [uncertainty]
Round dates and method: [dates / method]
Participants and recruitment limits: [codes / relevant context / missing perspectives]
Experience or version discussed: [experience / version]

## Source-linked observations — repeat as needed
Observation ID: [O01]
Participant code: [P01]
Source pointer: [private note ID or permitted timestamp]
Evidence type: [observed behaviour / participant account / other]
What was said or done: [exact quote or labelled paraphrase]
Prompting, assistance, and context: [details]
Interpretation, kept separate: [tentative meaning]

## Finding — repeat as needed
Finding ID and short statement: [F01 / bounded finding]
Supporting observation IDs: [O01, O02]
Distinct participants represented: [count / context; not market prevalence]
Contradictions and alternative explanations: [details]
Unknowns and missing perspectives: [details]
Why this matters for the task: [consequence]

## Decision
Decision and reason: [investigate / change / retain / stop]
Next test and what it can establish: [bounded test]
Owner and review date: [person / date]
Brief or prototype version: [link / version]
Sharing boundary and retention plan: [who may see what / when to review or remove]

Remove participant identifiers from any public summary. Do not infer population rates, causation, or publication permission from this note.

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