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Here is what you should do to generate your vision

For several year’s now, I have been working with researchers to develop their research vision. In the beginning, some researchers thought this was a little strange, and I was even met with the comment, “Tamika, a vision is something companies have”!

However, since then, there have been several examples of why having a vision for your research is necessary.

Examples of why you should have a research vision

The first of these came from a blog post looking at the elements of research impact pathways. This work had looked at the Research Excellence Framework impact narratives from the 2014 assessment in the UK and determined the common features of the successful pathways, of which the first element was a clear vision. The second example was a media piece from the University of Toronto , where a Canadian researcher Dr Anna Taddio, was interviewed. In that article, Dr Taddio clearly stated her research vision and even called it her vision. The third reason for having a vision for your research, came as recently as this year when the National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia introduced a specific section into the Investigator Grant proposal asking for the project vision.

What is your research vision?

Well, you can have several, you may have one that is your career vision, and you may have one for each of your research projects or a program of work. In each case, your vision is your destination postcard.

Benefits of knowing your vision

Aside from the need for this in grants, a career vision will help you make decisions and stop you from getting detracted from what you want to achieve. Often researchers and in particular, early career researchers, tell me that they have so much to do and different opportunities that they don’t know which ones to accept and reject. Having a clear vision can help you to decide if the answer is yes or no. When you know where you are heading, you can say no to all the shiny new objects that take you off your path, unless of course, that’s where you want to go.

A program or project level vision is useful in two ways.

It helps you to clearly articulate where the work is heading and attract likeminded team members and collaborators. When you know and work to your vision, it connects the team and brings everyone on the journey.
A clear research vision is useful in talking to external collaborators, it gives you and them clarity about why you are undertaking the work, and it helps you to know if you align well with their organisation.

Articulating your research vision

Now we need to consider your vision, not an easy task. This takes time to get it right. Everyone has different ways of creating their vision and usually what happens with researchers is that we make the vision too detailed and wordy. That’s why my preferred structure is to write out both your vision and mission as follows.

Your vision statement describes what you want to achieve in the future. How long to the “future” will depend on if this is for a project or your career. Your vision should inspire you, and in the case of a project vision, it should inspire your team. A vision helps shape your understanding of why you are doing what you do. Your vision is your WHY.

Your mission is about the present state; it is the detail underpinning your vision. Your mission answers the following questions:

What do I do?
How do I do it?
Who do I do it for?

Example of research vision

I mentioned earlier the article from the University of Toronto , in that article, Dr Anna Taddio outlined her vision.

My vision is to make children all over the world healthier by improving their experiences during needle procedures. Dr Anna Taddio

Reading the article further, I was able to ascertain the answers to the questions required for a mission statement.

How: increasing the number of vaccinated youth through the implementation of interventions and programs.
Who: Youth aged 6-18
What: best research evidence on managing pain and fear of needles

Take a look at the article , and you can see that by understanding her vision and mission, Dr Taddio was able to articulate her work clearly and tell the reader why she is doing it.

Have you written your vision for your project or career?

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Faculty Application: Research Statement

Criteria for success.

Clearly articulate your brand.
Demonstrate the impact of your past work.
Show that you are credible to carry out your proposed future research.
Articulate the importance of your research vision.
Match the standards within the department to which you are applying.
Show that you are a good fit for the position.
Polish. Avoid typos.

Structure Diagram

The typical structure and length of research statements vary widely across fields. If you are unsure of what is typical in the field where you are applying, be sure to check with someone who is familiar with the standards.

In electrical engineering and computer science, research statements are usually around three pages long with a focus on past and current work, often following the structure in the diagram below.

Identify Your Purpose

Your cover letter and CV outline your past work and hint at a general direction of your future work but do not go into detail. Therefore, the purpose of a research statement is to emphasize the importance of your past work and describe your research vision. Both your past/current work and future work presented in the research statement should reflect your branding statement .

In EECS, faculty research statements focus on past/current work. However, it is important to also include your vision for the future, which should build on your previous work. This statement should convince the committee that your future work is important, relevant, and feasible. The future work section should go beyond direct extensions of your doctoral or postdoctoral work; it should cover a 5-10 year span. Proposed future work should show scientific growth and convince the committee that you propose strong research directions for your future group. Your research statement can also include possible funding sources and collaborations.

Analyze Your Audience

Your audience is a faculty search committee, which is made up of professors from across the department, not just the ones in your research area. A typical search committee member is probably very busy reviewing lots of applications, and hence may not read your statement in depth until you make it to later rounds of the hiring process.

Knowing details of the job posting and what the faculty search committee is looking for will help you tailor your statement. If the call is for a specific research area (e.g., language processing, bioinformatics, algorithms, machine learning, systems), it is beneficial to motivate and emphasize the importance of your work in the language of that area whenever possible.

Structure your statement

Although there is usually no mandated structure for a research statement, it can be very helpful to a reader if the content flows naturally.

Use the hourglass concept. It makes a compelling introduction if a research statement presents motivation starting from the high-level picture and then zooms in to the main topic(s) of research. This is helpful for two reasons. First, a research statement is typically read by committee members from several research areas, so starting with a high-level picture gives members a gentle guidance to the meat of a work. Second, providing general motivation helps in showing how different pieces of research fit in a big puzzle.

After talking about specific results, the story typically zooms back out by discussing impact and future directions. It is best if future work has some concrete research directions and also widens up to touch on a broader perspective of research plans.

The diagram below summarizes the hourglass concept and provides one potential flow of content.

Use good formatting to help retain focus . A successful research statement is typically organized into three main parts: Introduction and motivation; past work/achievements; and vision/future work. Each of these parts can be divided into subsections.

In addition, you can help a reader focus their attention on the important content by:

making each section/paragraph title tell a message;
using bullet points and itemization while listing;
using bold or italics to emphasize important keywords or sentences.

Some institutions set constraints on the format of research statements, primarily constraints on length . Make sure that your research statement is tailored to the guidelines. It is helpful to prepare two versions of your statement — a long one and a short one. The short version is usually the long one stripped of many details with the emphasis on high-level pictures and ideas.

Say who you are

Your research statement tells a story about you. Think who you want to be in the eyes of committee members (e.g., a programming languages person, a machine learning expert, a theory professor) and which of your achievements you want them to remember.

Make your research statement echo your branding one . A successful research statement builds a story around the author’s branding statement. A strong point is made if past and future work are echoes of the same brand.

Successful candidates outline their research agenda before stating actual results and after providing a background. Sometimes this is done even before giving background and motivation. In the latter case, the research agenda is typically stated briefly, and then reiterated with more context after providing the background.

Show credibility for your future work by your past work

Your past work is an excellent way to illustrate that you are fit for the future work you are proposing. Refer to some of your past work when outlining feasibility of your proposed future directions. Even if you aim to change your field of research, your past experience should still serve as a justification for why you are well suited for the new line of work.

Dedicate space to your strongest results . Describe your strongest results in the most detail. If you want to mention many papers, organize them into several themes. A successful statement communicates how obtained results affect a field or a research community. Impact of papers can be shown by awards, high number of citations, or follow up papers by other research groups. A reader will have limited time to go over your statement, so make sure that the reader’s attention is spent on your most impactful work. Note that your strongest results do not necessarily have to be your most recent ones; they can even be several years old. Nevertheless, it is still a good idea to also mention some of your recent work as it shows that you have been active lately as well.

Importantly, a research statement should be a coherent story about ideas and impact, not only an overview of published articles. Hence, it is often the case that a research statement does not discuss all papers published or all work done by the applicant.

Use figures to support important claims . Consider including figures . They can be used to support your claims about your results and/or in the future work section to illustrate your research plans. A well-made figure can help the reader quickly understand your work, but figures also take up a large amount of space. Use figures carefully, only to draw attention to the most important points.

Devote time!

Getting out a job application package takes an indefinitely long time (writing, addressing feedback, polishing, addressing feedback … aaaand polishing)! Start early and invest time.

Get feedback . Your application package will be read by committee members that are not necessarily in your research area. It is thus important to get feedback about your research statement from colleagues with different backgrounds and seniority. Note that it might take time for other people to share their feedback (remember, others are busy as well!), so plan ahead.

MIT EECS affiliates can also make an appointment with a Communication Fellow to obtain additional feedback on their statements.

Resources and Annotated Examples

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Elena Glassman Research Statement

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Writing a research vision document

When you are applying for a faculty position or when you are working on your tenure and promotion package, you are often asked to write your research vision.

If you didn’t write a research vision before and you are currently not planning on applying for a new position or promotion, please don’t leave the classroom just yet. Thinking about your research vision is a valuable exercise – whether you are at the end of your PhD and thinking about what’s next, or whether you are a seasoned professor.

A clear research vision will help you make decisions on the type of collaborations to take on, which types of funding to pursue, and what, overall, you want to work towards with your research.

Before you get started with crafting your research vision document, you need to think about the core of your research. Cathy Mazak calls this your academic mission statement , and when I did her exercise, I found it very insightful. I particularly like how short and focused her template for writing the statement is. With all credit to Cathy Mazak’s work, here is the template she has proposed:

I use [methodologies/theoretical frames] to study [population] [phenomenon] [context] in order to [change you want to see in the world].

From your academic mission statement, you can write your research vision. In today’s post, I’d like to share eight tips on how to write a coherent and compelling research vision, which is also useful for you in making decisions and figuring out where you want to go with your research:

1. Reflect on your academic identity

Before writing your research vision, start by thinking about yourself as a researcher. What are you passionate about? What is the change you wish to see in the world? What do you enjoy doing? Which methods and skills are you good at?

2. Identify your niche

Can you answer me in one sentence what you are the absolute expert at in this world? We all have are specific niche, which is often the result of your previous training and where you studied, combined with the topics you have been and want to address.

3. Define research questions

All research starts from strong research questions , so outline the big research question you have based on what you’d like to achieve in the next five to ten years, and then identify various subquestions. You can link these subquestions then to projects to pursue ( and the related opportunities for funding ) as well as to various graduate student thesis projects .

4. Describe your research impact

If you achieve the change you wish to see in the world, who will benefit from this? What will your students learn in class from you thanks to your findings? How can your ideas be implemented in industry or in policies? How will society at large benefit from your work?

5. Fit your work into the broader scope

How does your research vision work towards achieving one or more of the UN sustainable development goals? How does it align with your university’s academic mission, and/or with policies and long-term goals set by the government?

6. Be practical

To achieve your research vision, what will you need to do? Which types of funding do you need to apply and obtain? How many people do you need in your team? Which equipment do you need to bring?

7. Plan at various levels

In your research vision statement, you can show your short-term, middle-term, and long-term goals that you want to achieve to work towards your vision on a step-by-step basis.

8. Write for your reader

If you are writing for yourself, you may not need to explain everything. If you are writing for a university-wide panel of professors, then avoid jargon and make sure that your language is clear to understand. Don’t write a dull text, but write something that sparkles with enthusiasm – you want to show how you can achieve that change you wish to see in the world.

Crafting your research vision may be something that takes time – you may want to reserve a good chunk of time to reflect on how you can make this world a better place through your research. It also needs time and iterations between your first draft and your final document. You may want to discuss your vision with your supervisor and colleagues, and get their input and suggestions along the way. Ultimately, once you have your research vision, it is good practice to revisit this often and see if you are still passionate about the same topics, if you are working in alignment with your vision, and to check if there are any important goals you should reserve time for in your upcoming year.

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50+ Vision Statement Examples from High-Performing Organizations

July 30, 2013

Eric Douglas

Establishing good vision in an organization is the key to sharpening focus. A statement of vision says, “here’s our direction, here’s where we’re going, and here’s how we’re going to change the world.” This tool defines a successful vision and provides examples of good vision statements. (Updated for 2021)

Successful Vision

Vision is not simply a slogan without substance or context. A vision statement is more than abstract words with no ability to guide tough decisions. Vision enables tough decisions to be made. It builds trust. It attracts talented people to the organization.

Successful vision should:

Inspire and energize.
Be hopeful and positive.
Guide decision-making and the allocation of resources.
Create consistency in the organization.

The Two Components of Vision Statements

A vision statement has two components. The external vision is a vision of the ultimate benefits and outcomes you want to achieve. This can be a healthier society, a secure future, an improved environment, or a mobile society.

The second component is an internal vision of change. This is a vision of the future for your organization. This can mean a world-class money manager or the best-known brand in the world.

The vision statement for your organization should encompass both internal and external components. It should be sufficiently detailed and focused and give the reader a clear idea of what future success looks like.

Vision needs to be linked to a clear understanding of the strengths and assets of the organization along with the opportunities in the marketplace. Often it means a dramatic shift in focus and direction. Occasionally it requires a full-scale revamping of the company’s business model. Typically, it takes months to develop a fully-understood and fully-realized vision.

Vision is the third ring in the Six Rings Planning Model .

Vision Statement Examples

Sony, 1950s (excerpt) : Fifty years from now, our brand name will be as well-known as any on Earth. And it will signify innovation and quality that rivals the most innovative companies anywhere. “Made in Japan” will mean something fine, not shoddy.

Sony, today : To be a company that inspires and fulfills your curiosity.

Citibank, 1970s : Our vision is to become the most powerful, the most serviceable, the most far-reaching world financial institution that has ever been.

General Electric, 1980s : Our vision is to become #1 or #2 in every market we serve and revolutionize this company to have the speed and agility of small enterprise.

Southwest Airlines, early on : To make air travel cheaper and more convenient than auto travel.

Southwest Airlines, today : To become the world’s most loved, most flown, and most profitable airline.

Curves : To make it affordable and easy for women to be physically fit.

HSBC Bank : To be the world’s local bank.

Amazon : To be earth’s most customer-centric company; to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online.

Avon Products : To be the company that best understands and satisfies the product, service and self-fulfillment needs of women – globally.

Kraft Foods : Helping people around the world eat and live better.

Macy’s : Our vision is to operate Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s as dynamic national brands while focusing on the customer offering in each store location.

Wal-Mart : To be the worldwide leader in retail.

Microsoft : A personal computer in every home running Microsoft software.

The Walt Disney Corporation : To make people happy.

IKEA : To create better everyday life for the many people.

Nike : Bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world. * If you have a body, you are an athlete.

Apple : To produce high-quality, low cost, easy to use products that incorporate high technology for the individual.

Giro Sport Design : To make sure that riding is the best part of a great life.

Tesla : To accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

Facebook : To give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.

Ford : People working together as a lean, global enterprise to make people’s lives better through automotive and mobility leadership.

Heinz : To be the world’s premier food company, offering nutritious, superior tasting foods to people everywhere.

Competitor-Based Vision Statements

A trend in the past (as noted by Kirstin O’Donovan at LifeHack.com ) used to be to craft vision statements based on a competitor. A few popular examples are:

Honda, 1970s : We will destroy Yamaha.

Nike, 1960s : Crush Adidas.

Philip Morris, 1950s : Knock off RJR as the number one tobacco company in the world.

Kirstin also mentions another type of vision statement for startups:

Role-Model Vision Statements:

Stanford University – in the past : To become the Harvard of the West.

Reach for Success – in the past : To become the next Tony Robbins in self-development.

Non-Profit Vision Statement Examples

Here are some non-profit vision statement examples compiled by TopNonprofits.com :

Human Rights Campaign : Equality for everyone.

Feeding America : A hunger-free America.

Alzheimer’s Association : A world without Alzheimer’s.

Oxfam : A just world without poverty.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society : A World Free of MS

The Nature Conservancy : To leave a sustainable world for future generations.

Make-A-Wish : That people everywhere will share the power of a wish.

Habitat for Humanity : A world where everyone has a decent place to live.

San Diego Zoo : To become a world leader at connecting people to wildlife and conservation.

NPR: NPR, with its network of independent member stations, is America’s pre-eminent news institution.

Ducks Unlimited : Ducks Unlimited is wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever.

Oceana : Oceana seeks to make our oceans as rich, healthy and abundant as they once were.

In Touch Ministries : Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people in every country of the world.

Cleveland Clinic : Striving to be the world’s leader in patient experience, clinical outcomes, research and education.

Save the Children : A world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.

Teach for America : One day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.

Smithsonian : Shaping the future by preserving our heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world.

ASPCA : That the United States is a humane community in which all animals are treated with respect and kindness.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society : Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

World Vision : For every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

Clinton Foundation : To implement sustainable programs that improve access worldwide to investment, opportunity, and lifesaving services now and for future generations.

Goodwill : Every person has the opportunity to achieve his/her fullest potential and participate in and contribute to all aspects of life.

Boy Scouts of America : To prepare every eligible youth in America to become a responsible, participating citizen and leader who is guided by the Scout Oath and Law.

WWF : We seek to save a planet, a world of life. Reconciling the needs of human beings and the needs of others that share the Earth…

Kiva : We envision a world where all people – even in the most remote areas of the globe – hold the power to create opportunity for themselves and others.

Amnesty International : A world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments.

charity: water : Charity: water believes that we can end the water crisis in our lifetime by ensuring that every person on the planet has access to life’s most basic need — clean drinking water.

Special Olympics : To transform communities by inspiring people throughout the world to open their minds, accept and include people with intellectual disabilities and thereby anyone who is perceived as different.

Creative Commons : Nothing less than realizing the full potential of the Internet — universal access to research and education, full participation in culture — to drive a new era of development, growth, and productivity.

VFW : Ensure that veterans are respected for their service, always receive their earned entitlements, and are recognized for the sacrifices they and their loved ones have made on behalf of this great country.

Mission Statements vs. Vision Statements

The mission statement is “every day,” and the vision statement is the “someday.” (Source: ChamberMaster.com )

Here are a few examples to illustrate the differences:

Mission Statement : A company that inspires and fulfills your curiosity.

Vision Statement : Using our unlimited passion for technology, content and services to deliver groundbreaking new excitement and entertainment, as only Sony can.

Southwest Airlines

Mission statement : The mission of Southwest Airlines is dedication to the highest quality of customer service delivered with a sense of warmth, friendliness, individual pride, and company spirit.

Vision statement : To become the world’s most loved, most flown, and most profitable airline.

Mission statement : To give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.

Vision statement : People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them.

Mission statement : To be our customers’ favorite place and way to eat and drink.

Vision statement : To move with velocity to drive profitable growth and become an even better McDonald’s serving more customers delicious food each day around the world.

Mission statement : To be the worldwide leader in retail.

Vision statement : To give customers a wide assortment of their favorite products, Every Day Low Prices, guaranteed satisfaction, friendly service, convenient hours (24 hours, 7 days a week) and a great online shopping experience.

Mission statement : Refresh the world. Make a difference.

Vision statement : Our vision is to craft the brands and choice of drinks that people love, to refresh them in body & spirit. And done in ways that create a more sustainable business and better shared future that makes a difference in people’s lives, communities and our planet.

Developing a Vision Statement

Vision statement definition.

A vision statement gives people a clear picture of what the organization is aiming for in a finite period of time – typically ten years or less. It needs to be sufficiently visionary to sustain peoples’ energies and dreams. It should be sufficiently concrete that it results in clarity, not confusion, about goals and objectives. The vision statement is always rooted in the organization’s purpose and values.

The Process

Appoint members of a team to develop the vision statement. This should include the senior officers of the organization. Members of the planning team should complete the homework assignment on the following pages and discuss their results. The agenda below can be used to guide the planning meeting.

Agenda for Planning Meeting

A. Introduction: Review the agenda. Establish ground rules for the discussion.
B. Ask members of the planning team to share their answers to the first six questions of the homework assignment. As each question is discussed, probe for areas of agreement and disagreement. Highlight the key agreements and underlying differences, but don’t try to resolve any conflicts until you complete every question.
C. Draft visions: Ask each person to work with another person (or by themselves if the group is small) to prepare a flip chart of their newspaper story. Ask them to include the headline and the key story elements. When they are done, ask each group to present their newspaper article to the larger team. Be sure to post them on a wall.
D. Metrics: Ask the group to share their metrics. Highlight the common elements.
E. Perceived conflicts: Ask people to share any perceived conflicts. Highlight areas of perceived conflict that are shared.
F. Have people work in groups of two to draft proposed vision statements. Share and discuss.
G. Decide on next steps. This may be further refinement by a smaller drafting team, or communication of the draft vision(s) to a wider group for feedback.

Homework Assignment

Please think about and answer (in writing) the following questions. Be prepared to share your answers and your thinking – i.e., how you derived your answers – with the planning team. Feel free to provide additional information or thinking. Don’t feel constrained by the assignment. Rather, use it as a jumping off point.

The Questions

What are the essential ways in which the organization generates value? What is its business model? How do you think the business model will change during the next ten years?
How does the organization measure success today? How will the ways it measures success change?
What are your customer segments today? How do you think your customer segments will change during the next ten years?
How will the things that differentiate you from your competition change during the next ten years?
What other changes may have a significant impact on your future?
Based on your responses, what do you think will be the most important changes for your organization during the next ten years within your control?
What do you think will be the most important changes outside your control?
What is your vision for the organization? Within the realm of reality, imagine the best possible scenario for your organization in ten years. To help you articulate it, imagine you are reading a newspaper ten from now. A front-page story is covering the major successes that your organization has achieved. What does the story say? What does the headline read? What key milestones or achievements are cited in the story?
If you have ideas about how to measure success in achieving your vision, write them down here.
Your thinking may have triggered some concerns about conflicts between your proposed vision and the organization’s current goals and direction. Please list any perceived conflicts.

Two Key Steps to Developing a Vision Statement

Pick a time horizon.

The first step is always to decide on a time horizon. For some organizations, vision spans a ten-to-fifteen year period. But in others, a shorter horizon – three years – is just fine. At Teradyne, a fast-moving maker of software that monitors web performance, the time horizon was one year. Why? Because the software industry was moving so quickly its CEO didn’t see any value in planning beyond a 12-month time horizon.

Map the Strategy

Once you decide on a time horizon, the planning team needs to meet and have initial discussions about vision. Ask people to think about these questions in advance. (For this example, I’m assuming a typical time horizon of three years.)

What are our strengths as an organization? What do we do exceedingly well?
What are our weaknesses? Where do we consistently fall down?
What are our opportunities? What’s new that we could be capitalizing on?
What are the challenges? What alternatives to our products and services do our customers have? How are those alternatives changing?
Who are our primary customers? Who are the people for whom we are trying to create the most value?
What trends are affecting our customers? How might their perceptions of the value of our products and services change over the next three years?
Are we focusing on the right customers? What would happen if we shifted our customer focus? What could we do more of (or less of) to create increased value for our customers?
What is our current business model? how do we create value for customers? how does that translate into profitability?
What might be some essential innovations in our way of doing business that would create added value for our customers? how could we re-define our way of doing business?
Based on the above, what should be our external vision? What outcomes are we trying to achieve in three years? What are the rationales for that vision?
Based on the above, what is our internal vision – how do we envision our organization changing over the next three years to support the external vision?
What do we see as the major priorities for change and investment to realize this vision?

Once everyone has discussed these questions, you can create a map, laying out the components of your emerging vision. Plotting them on paper enables people to visualize the emerging vision.

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Eric Douglas is the senior partner and founder of Leading Resources Inc. , a consulting firm that focuses on developing high-performing organizations. For more than 20 years, Eric has successfully helped a wide array of government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and corporations achieve breakthroughs in performance. His new book The Leadership Equation helps leaders achieve strategic clarity, manage change effectively, and build a leadership culture.

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