{"id":64263,"date":"2026-04-06T02:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karagodin.org\/?p=64263"},"modified":"2026-04-06T06:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:22:10","slug":"the-karagodin-investigation-method-has-been-formalized-as-stepinques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karagodin.org\/?p=64263","title":{"rendered":"The KARAGODIN Investigation method has been formalized as STEPINQUES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karagodin.org\/?p=64256\">In Russian<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stepinquest.com\/\">STEPINQUEST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> is a literary, narrative, and investigative framework that can operate both autonomously and within other forms \u2014 extending them and introducing operational depth.<\/p>\n<p>The framework describes the investigative \u201cengine\u201d in a structured form, enabling its application beyond any specific case, topic, or temporal boundary.<\/p>\n<p>The methodology is formalized in the <a href=\"https:\/\/karagodin.com\/?page_id=14852\"><strong>STEPINQUEST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> White Paper<\/strong><\/a>, where its principles and structure are defined. 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