Writing an Introduction as a Way to Start a Project
Russell Funk — ASQ Blog Virtual Research Discussion
This whole discussion is great, but the part I keep going back to is Russell Funk's segment on writing an introduction. He shares a simple three-paragraph template — start with the stasis (what people currently think), then destabilize it (what's wrong or missing), then present your solution (what your paper does). I've found it really helpful not just for writing intros but for thinking through contributions and new ideas from the very start of a project.