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Research Leaders' Playbook

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The leader of a coordinated research program[1] needs to wear many hats. This is one of the reasons why the job is so hard! These hats roughly correspond to the different phases of a program. Leading a program through each phase is almost a different job. Exploration and Field Mapping Refining Ideas Program Design Communicating Vision Program Engineering Program Execution Tech Transition It's important to note that these phases are not rigidly sequential. They bleed into each other and you need to work on several at the same time: it's important to consider tech transition even while doing exploration and field mapping --- keeping your eyes out for who will shepherd the technology beyond your program and what those people care about; you will need to update both your program design in real time as you execute on it and run into previously unknown unknowns; you should have a communicable vision from day one and update it as you explore and refine ideas. Some write-ups that don't fit int

Research Leaders' Playbook Model About Team Programs Library & Updates Get Involved Donate Model About Team Programs Library & Updates Get Involved Donate Back to library Back to top Author Ben Reinhardt Eileen Nakahata Date Published 2026.02.13 Research Leaders' Playbook Tools and tactics for leading coordinated research programs Author(s) Ben Reinhardt Eileen Nakahata Date Published 2026.02.13 Download a PDF version Table of Contents Section I: Meta-understanding Coordinated Research WTF is a Coordinated Research Program? What Ideas Make a Good Coordinated Research Program? The Mindsets of a

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