2 min lesson
Walking a panel through your plan
Take "Walking a panel through your plan" step by step, then finish with the result that proves it worked.
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The research-challenge round ends with you defending a plan to a room of other researchers. They are not grading the plan in isolation. They are grading how you think when they push on it.
Give the panel a spine they can follow without taking notes. A predictable structure frees their attention for the reasoning instead of the bookkeeping and it signals you've presented research to busy stakeholders before.
Interactive diagram. Step through it with the Next and Previous controls below, or Tab to a region to read its detail.
diagram: flow
Walk it in order; the method-fit and outcomes steps are where the panel decides whether to trust you.