THE PRACTICAL LIBRARY / TEN FIELD GUIDES

Better questions.
Stronger platform decisions.

Move from a broad product search to a testable requirement. These guides cover sources, interpretation, evidence, procurement and the operating handoff.

FOUNDATIONS / G01

Narrative Intelligence vs Social Listening: A Decision Map

Identify the intelligence question your monitoring stack leaves unanswered, then test the additional evidence and workflow you actually need.

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SELECTION / G02

How to Run a Narrative Intelligence Pilot

Use common examples, explicit acceptance criteria and an evidence record to compare proposed configurations before an annual purchase.

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EVIDENCE / G03

How to Audit Narrative Intelligence Data Coverage

Turn a list of platform logos into a source-level test of content, history, collection timing and exportable evidence.

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ANALYSIS / G04

From Public Post to Narrative Assessment: An Evidence Trail

Build a reviewable chain from an observed publication to an interpretation, an exposure question and an accountable next step.

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EVIDENCE / G05

How to Test Coordination Without Overstating Attribution

Use multiple evidence types, relationship definitions and competing explanations before escalating an apparent pattern of coordinated amplification.

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REPORTING / G06

Narrative Intelligence Report: A Decision-Ready Template

Write a brief that preserves the question, key findings, source evidence, uncertainty and ownership of the next decision.

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PROCUREMENT / G07

How to Build an Enterprise Narrative Intelligence RFP

Turn a broad platform request into a source, evidence, service and commercial scope that vendors can demonstrate and price consistently.

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PROCUREMENT / G08

Narrative Intelligence Pricing: Compare the Full Scope

Build a comparable USD proposal by separating collection, product access, analyst work, implementation and changes in the monitoring brief.

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ANALYSIS / G09

How to Evaluate AI-Generated Narrative Summaries

Test source grounding, stance, uncertainty and human review before using automated narrative summaries in a consequential briefing.

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OPERATIONS / G10

Narrative Alerts: Set Thresholds, Review and Ownership

Design alerts around a decision and a named reviewer, with distinct collection, relevance and escalation conditions.

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