Research brief

Status: complete; published 2026-08-19

Scope as inventoried (v0 held), excluding identity security (R10) and metering (R12). Layer questions answered: presence identity from the collaboration side (H23 refined), measured productivity outcomes and their rigor gradient, meeting agents and consent, human-agent teaming evidence, shadow AI, and the horizontal-versus-specialised debate (CD-23). Maintainer POV: Batch B kickoff (identity) and Batch D kickoff.

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Source: research/R08-productivity-and-collaboration/brief.md in the evidence repository behind this site.