The Skybrary document is definitely worth a read, but if you are in search of higher-level, more academic, support for a different style of briefing, then you may have to widen your search.
Adult communication, and other industry briefing techniques should provide a good starting point for highlighting the deficiency in your current scenario. Which, as you describe it, is nothing more than a checklist, rather than a briefing.
It depends on if you are addressing the “how to” or the “why”.