Whitepaper template

Canonical template for the Whitepaper format.

# [Title - Specific, Substantive, Not Generic]
## [Optional subtitle that names the argument or the framework]

**Authors:** [Names, affiliations]
**Published:** [Date]
**Version:** [Version number, if applicable]

## Executive Summary
[One page. Stands alone. Names the problem, the position, the evidence in brief, and the
implications. A reader who stops here should still come away with the paper's claim.]

## Introduction
[Frame the problem. Why does this matter now. Who is the audience.]

## Background
[What the reader needs to understand to evaluate the argument. Cite prior work.]

## [Body Section 1 - the first main movement of the argument]
[Substance, evidence, figures.]

## [Body Section 2]
[...]

## [Body Section 3]
[...]

## Implications and Recommendations
[What follows from the argument. What should the reader do.]

## Conclusion
[Restate the position. Name the open questions.]

## References
[Citations in a consistent format.]

## Appendix (optional)
[Methodology, data tables, supplementary detail.]