Story Research Project — Narrative Methods in Technical Work
Research notes on using narrative and story as methodological tools in med-tech building — how personal arc maps to systems thinking without becoming a personal blog.
Why a story research project
There's a gap between how builders experience their work and how they document it. Technical memos capture decisions. Story captures context — the constraints, dead ends, and intuitions that never make it into a README.
This project asks: can narrative method improve how technical research gets communicated without collapsing into personal branding?
Method
- Chapter structure — discrete beats (origin, depth, operator mode, domain lens, now) instead of chronological diary entries
- Field note tone — first person where necessary, but anchored to problems not feelings
- Separation from blog — research positioning; not "day in my life" content
Early findings
Narrative structure helps non-technical stakeholders understand why a technical decision mattered. It's especially useful in med-tech where the path from insight to deployment is long and the "why" gets lost across handoffs.
The site you're on is itself an artifact of this research — one page ("Me") instead of redundant Story/About split.
Next
Compare narrative documentation patterns across founder portfolios, research lab sites, and clinical trial registries. Publish a structured comparison memo.