IntroductionStep 1: Identify a Research Question Scoped around a Specific IssueStep 2: Isolate a Relevant Transnational, National, Subnational, or Non-State Group for Focused StudyStep 3: Amass an Initial Range of Cultural Domains from which Members of This Group May Draw Cultural CuesStep 4: Conduct Research Cataloging Data across the Categories of Identity, Values, Norms, and Perceptual LensStep 5: Distill Findings to Critical Cultural Factors (CFFs)Step 6: Map CCFs Back to Cultural DomainsStep 7: Place CCFs within the Wider Context of a Group’s Operational RealitiesConclusionNotes