Description:

Synthesizing insights across multiple documents is one of the most cognitively demanding tasks in research and knowledge work. NotebookLM is designed to support these tasks very efficiently. This session explores how NotebookLM surfaces hidden relationships, recurring themes, and cross-document connections, helping you see the bigger picture across your entire knowledge base.

Duration:

90 minutes

Course Code: BDT617

Learning Objectives:

After this course, you will be able to:

1. Upload a multi-document collection and use NotebookLM to identify cross-document themes and patterns.
2. Use the Mind Map and synthesis features to visualize relationships across sources.
3. Build a connected knowledge base that enables deeper insight and faster synthesis.

1. Researchers, journalists, and investigators working across multiple sources or reports.
2. Product managers and strategists synthesizing competitive research, user interviews, or market data.
3. Knowledge workers managing large document libraries who need to extract overarching insights.

Participants should have a basic understanding of NotebookLM; ideally bring 3–5 related documents to work with.

Course Outline:

1. How NotebookLM surfaces connections and patterns across multiple uploaded documents
2. Building a multi-source notebook: what to upload and how to organize it
3. Generating and reading the Mind Map: interpreting themes, clusters, and relationships
4. Using cross-document Q&A to probe connections and contradictions
5. Creating synthesis notes and building a living, connected knowledge base.