Short research template

[Organisation/activity] Research Report

Time: [Time, Date]

Author: [Author]

Summary

In [month/year], [methods were used to unearth insights about subject of your research].

The research showed that [top three findings from the research]

Overall, this suggests that [your conclusion].

Looking ahead, the key opportunities include [list main areas of opportunity].

Introduction

This document outlines the findings from a research project conducted by [who] in [time period] for the purposes of [research objective].

It includes [summarise the main sections of the report].

Methodology

The methods used in the research included [list the methods that were administered].

Members of [population, e.g. attendee/community/loyalty program] were invited to participate in the research by [method, e.g. email, social media, mail]. A total of [X] invitations were issued between [date] and [date].

As an incentive, people were offered [an incentive, e.g. a $X gift card].

A total of [X] people participated in the research – providing a response rate of [X%].

It is important to note that [list any limitations], which means that caution should be used when interpreting the results.

Results

Firstly, we asked [state the first research question].

When asked about [subject], respondents said [state top theme].

In terms of [subject], the research shows that [result].

Conclusion

Overall, this research suggests that [your conclusion].

The opportunities emerging from this research are:

[X

Y

Z]

The next steps are to:

[X

Y

Z]