A Playbook to Make Smarter, Faster Decisions


Why This Playbook Matters

In an age of noise, opinions are cheap.But if you're leading a business, pitching clients, or running a team, you can’t afford to guess. You need proof.

Consensus.app is your shortcut to clarity by turning thousands of peer-reviewed academic papers into yes/no answers and confidence scores fast.

This playbook shows you how to go from “what should I do?” to “here’s the evidence.”

Implementation Guide

Step 1: Ask a Research-Worthy Question in Consensus

Objective: Use Consensus to surface answers rooted in science, not social media.

• Head to Consensus.app

• Input a focused, research-driven question

✅ Example questions:

• “Does remote work improve productivity?”

• “Does AI reduce hiring bias?”

• “Does personalization increase conversion rates?”

What Happens:

Consensus pulls from thousands of academic studies and summarizes the findings for you—with citations.

Step 2: Get an Instant Research Summary

Objective: Save hours of reading and extract clear, evidence-based insights.

Consensus provides:

• A Yes/No answer

• A confidence bar based on the body of evidence

• Short, quoted snippets from the top papers

• Links to the original sources

Why This Matters:

No blogs. No bias. Just science—summarized in seconds.


Step 3:
Turn Research Into Smarter Decisions
Objective: Apply your findings to real-world decisions.

• Marketing Strategy: “Should we personalize onboarding?” → Backed by behavioural science

• HR Policy: “Does hybrid work improve retention?” → Backed by evidence

• Client Work: Add citations to support proposals, strategy decks, or investor pitches

Outcome:

You look credible. You make better decisions. You save time.

Bonus Step: Use ChatGPT to Translate Research into Action

Objective: Pair facts with execution using AI.

Use ChatGPT to:

• Turn your Consensus summary into an email, pitch, or presentation

• Write a blog or LinkedIn post citing studies

• Create bullet points or stakeholder talking points

Example Prompt:

> “Turn this Consensus summary into a 4-bullet LinkedIn post with a confident tone.”


Final Thoughts

With this workflow, you:

✅ Eliminate guesswork

✅ Make fast, research-backed decisions

✅ Look 10x more credible to clients, teams, and stakeholders

Your job isn’t to guess.

It’s to know. And now you can—faster than ever.

Kayode Omotoye

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