Human Practices
Was their work well integrated throughout with their project?
Does it serve as an inspiring example to others?
Is it documented in a way that others can build upon?
Was it thoughtfully implemented? Did they explain the context, rationale, and prior work?
Did it incorporate different stakeholder views?
Did they convince you that their HP activities helped create a project that is responsible and good for the world?
How well did their work promote mutual learning and engagement?
Does it serve as an inspiring example to others?
Is it documented in a way that others can build upon?
Was it thoughtfully implemented? Did they explain the context, rationale, and prior work?
Did they both understand and respect the rights, beliefs, and/or cultures of the communities they engaged?
Did the team convince you that their activities would enable more people to shape, contribute to, and/or participate in synthetic biology?
How well did the work investigate barriers to participation in synthetic biology and/or science more broadly?
How well did the work expand access to synthetic biology and/or science more broadly?
Was the work thoughtful about inclusivity and local public values in its implementation?
Is the work documented in a way that other teams or external entities can build upon?
Customer Discovery - Has the team interviewed a representative number of potential customers for the technology and clearly communicated what they learned?
Based on their interviews, does the team have a clear hypothesis describing their customers' needs?
Does the team present a convincing case that their product meets the customer's' needs?
Has the team demonstrated a minimum viable (MVP) product? And does the team have customers to commit (LOI, etc.) to purchasing it / using it?
Does the team have a viable and understood business model/value proposition to take their company to market?
Did the team incorporate feedback from relevant SDG stakeholders into their work?
Did the team address potential long-term social, environmental, and economic impacts of their work (in the context of the SDG(s) they have chosen)?
Did the team address potential long-term social, environmental, and economic impacts of their work (in the context of the SDG(s) they have chosen)?
Has the team documented their work against their chosen SDG(s) so that other teams can build upon their work?
Has their work measurably and significantly addressed one or more SDGs?