Stanford’s STORM method—Synthesis of Topic Outlines through Retrieval and Multi-perspective Question Asking—came out of the OVAL Lab at NAACL 2024. In blind tests it produced articles 25 percent more organized and 10 percent broader than standard single-prompt output. You don’t need code or signup to use its core idea: break research into four Claude prompts that replicate what a PhD student does in 40–60 hours of reading. In five minutes you get five distinct views (practitioner, skeptic, economist, historian, academic), a map of their conflicts, a unified briefing, and a self-critique. Prompt 1 asks Claude to adopt those five expert angles on your topic. Prompt 2 then hunts down where those perspectives clash—spotting blind spots and research gaps. Prompt 3 weaves every angle into a concise briefing, names contradictions, evaluates sources, and suggests specific actions. Prompt 4 forces Claude to review its own work, flagging weak claims, biases, or missing evidence. Minute by minute you go from raw topic to a multi-angle report with reliability scores—output that normally takes graduate students days to produce. You can apply this workflow anywhere you need fast, deep insight: preparing articles, briefing business decisions, scoping new skills, planning negotiations, even job interviews or investments. Run the four prompts once and your next presentation or report anticipates objections, outlines incentives, and highlights real risks. For the next 18 months this edge will disappear as tools bake in multi-perspective workflows—but right now it’s a secret anyone can use with Claude.