How it works
A senior researcher runs the full synthesis pipeline on your behalf — the same rigor as our free tool, at a larger scope and with a human in the loop.
Intake & tagging
We ingest your recordings, transcripts, survey exports, and notes and tag every observation against a curated taxonomy.
Affinity synthesis
Themes and patterns are clustered, quality-checked, and traced back to the underlying evidence.
Insight report
Prioritized findings and recommendations your team can act on in the next sprint.
What you get
A research repository
A tagged, searchable research repository — your single source of truth for every insight, quote, and clip, handed over for your whole team to search. This is the Dovetail-adjacent deliverable.
Decision-ready insight report
A written report with prioritized findings, evidence links, and recommendations — the read for someone deciding what to build.
Handover & ownership
The repository and report are yours. We set them up so your team keeps adding to the repository long after the engagement ends.
Try the method free first
The free AI research-synthesis tool runs in your browser and clusters your notes automatically — the same method at a smaller scope, so you can see how we work before you commit.
AI research-synthesis tool
Cluster your raw notes into themes with the free research-synthesis tool.
Frequently asked questions
What is research-as-a-service?
You send us the raw material — interview recordings, survey exports, support tickets, session notes — and a senior researcher runs the full synthesis: tagging, affinity mapping, theme extraction, and a written insight report. It is the expert-run, done-for-you tier of our free AI research-synthesis tool.
How is this different from the free synthesis tool?
The free tool at /pulse/research-synthesis clusters your notes automatically so you can self-serve. This engagement adds a human researcher, a curated and quality-checked taxonomy, and a persistent research repository your whole team can search — the Dovetail-adjacent tier.
What do I actually get at the end?
A tagged, searchable research repository (your single source of truth for evidence) and a decision-ready insight report with prioritized findings and recommendations. Both are handed over so your team owns them going forward.
Start an engagement
Tell us about your study and the raw material you have. We'll reply with scope and a fixed quote within 48 hours.