1. Listen and evaluate another tech briefing: Go2Meeting (Alina & Tian). We’ll spend 10-15 minutes hearing from them and another 5-10 completing their evaluation form. Their deliverable is here.

2. Last-minute questions about the Instructions Project? This is due by midnight.

3. Slideshow: Proposals. Slides here.

4. Activity 1: RFPs. Browse the RFPs at grants.gov, find an example from your field, and skim the synopsis, full announcement and/or application materials to identify:

• Investors — Who are they? Who do they represent?
• Problem/need/goal — Why are they posting this RFP?
• Objectives — What would a good proposal promise to do?
• Solutions/Methods — How could might a proposal insure it keeps that promise? What must an applicant say about their qualifications, scheduling, resources, and capacity to manage?

5. Activity 2: Kickstarter. Browse the various projects on Kickstarter, find an example that interests you, and skim the page to identify:

• Investors — Where & how does the maker address them?
• Problem — What need or desire does this thing satisfy?
• Solution — What is the thing and what does it promise to do?
• Methods — What appeals does it make to insure it will keep those promises? What does the page say about the maker’s qualifications, scheduling, resources, and capacity to manage making this thing?