Complexity Explorer Santa Few Institute

Week 1

• What to focus on: Attend our project start-up activities and talk to people about their ideas. Brainstorm and scheme over meals, in the evenings, while hiking or running, while having beverages, etc. Put project ideas and thoughts as post-its in the common area and in new discord channels.
• Tuesday 4:30pm-6pm: Introduction of project goals and timeline.
• Thursday 2-4:30pm: All ideas are presented to the whole group.
• Friday: work on projects, talk to SFI postdocs who work in related fields.
• By the end of Week 1: give us a sense of which project(s) you are interested in.

Week 2 

• What to focus on: As a team, work toward a vocabulary or conceptual frame for your project and learn about the strengths and goals.
• Group check-ins with the team (Santiago, Tamara, & Dave).
• By the end of Week 2: we expect you to know what projects you will be working on.

Week 3

• What to focus on: further refine the scope and framing. Work toward preliminary results, if possible.
• Group check-ins with the team (Santiago, Tamara, & Dave).

Week 4

• What to focus on: preparing your abstract and presentation (you can present about your process instead of results).
• Abstract due Wednesday.
• Presentations on Wednesday and Thursday.