A better lead handoff Nullstar Lab LEAD HANDOFF BLUEPRINT States: received → assigned → contacted → closed Alternative states: needs review / delivery failed / consent withdrawn Minimum record: - Inquiry ID and received time - Stated need and chosen reply channel - Consent relevant to the follow-up - Assigned human owner - Current state and last transition reason - Next action and due time Operational checks: - Repeated requests do not duplicate the inquiry or acknowledgement. - A delivery failure is visible to a person. - Every open inquiry has an owner or appears in an unassigned queue. - Withdrawal stops automated follow-up. - Close only after recording the outcome. Review: time to first human response, unassigned inquiries, unresolved failures.