GESDA Compass
Launch Compass

Guide · Researcher

Make the next research question clearer

Describe your project, examine its assumptions and identify which evidence would most reduce uncertainty

A useful first session

  1. Describe the study

    Create an assessment with the purpose, intended people, system and source material

    Create an assessment

  2. Inspect claims against evidence

    Check provenance, study design and limitations before interpreting the assessment outputs

    Trace the evidence

  3. Prepare a reviewable evidence plan

    Record the unanswered questions, validation work and safeguards that reviewers need to inspect

    Prepare a Passport
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Compass assessment collection
Existing local documentation capture · 23 September 2026 · Visible records are demonstration material

What you can take away

A project record and evidence plan that make the study’s contribution and limits easier to review

Start with the illustrated guide