Lab notes
The record matters as much as the result.
Lab Notes will document experiments, design decisions, failed approaches and unresolved questions. The directions below are planned—not yet published findings.
Planned notes
Drafting queueWhen an answer becomes evidence
A planned note on the conditions under which generated material may acquire evidential status in an organisation.
Source trails as research infrastructure
A planned account of provenance, claim formation and the difference between a citation and a genuine evidential trail.
Designing for correction
A planned note on revision as a core capability rather than an exceptional response to failure.
Where human review enters the system
A planned record of which decisions require interpretation and why interface placement changes responsibility.
What a note should disclose
A Lab Note should identify the question, the setup, the relevant artefacts and the limits of what was observed. It should distinguish a result from an interpretation and an interpretation from a broader claim.
Negative findings, abandoned paths and changes of mind belong in the record. They are part of how a research practice learns.