Synthetic Biology Execution Blueprint
The goal of planning is not to expand an idea into a long document, but to let the team know what to verify first, who depends on whom, what evidence is sufficient to proceed, and when to change course.
Select Blueprint Type
- Research or iGEM Project: Read Research Project Design, use Project Plan Template.
- Course: Read Course Design, use Course Template.
- Outreach Event: Read Outreach Event Design, use Event Template.
- User learning how to use this Skill: Read Introduction, Operation Guide, or Teaching Guide as needed.
Three Views to Complete Planning
Establish three corresponding views for the selected task; small tasks can be combined for presentation, but their logic must not be lost.
1. Outcome Map
Clearly describe the target audience, the desired change, observable outcomes, and acceptance methods. Treat "conducting experiments, running events, creating courseware" as tasks, not as effects themselves.
2. Dependency Map
List each item with: responsible role, inputs, resources, prerequisites, and deliverables. Mark as dependencies when budget, equipment, collaborations, approvals, and personnel are not yet confirmed; do not pretend they are already available.
3. Evidence Gates
For each critical phase, write: conditions to continue, conditions to pause, sources that need review, and alternative paths. Estimates must retain assumptions and formulas; simulated data, mock interviews, and sample outcomes must be clearly labeled as educational simulations.
Planning Rules
- First extract the time, personnel, capabilities, resources, audience, and constraints already provided by the user, then fill in reversible working assumptions.
- Separate external facts from team decisions. Scientific evidence must be supported by original papers or authoritative institutional materials; iGEM eligibility, fees, time, and safety requirements must be verified against the corresponding year's official sources.
- Task granularity should be suitable for handover and acceptance. Each task must at least answer: "Who, what to deliver, what it depends on, how to determine completion."
- First arrange a small-scale verification that exposes the main unknowns, then decide whether to expand. The purpose and passing criteria of the small-scale verification must be written in advance.
- When changing goals, simultaneously check dependencies, budget, evaluation methods, and risk register; avoid modifying only the title or summary.
- Biological plans only provide conceptual and managerial design commensurate with the task. Dangerous organisms, hazard enhancement, or detection evasion content must not be converted into executable optimization steps.
Output and Collaboration
Deliver a blueprint ready to start work: scope, three views, near-term tasks, pending items, and review milestones. When the user wants a condensed version, compress the presentation without mechanically filling in the template.
Other Skills are optional collaborators: synbio-expert provides evidence cards; igem-mentor provides current-year competition evidence; synbio-knowledge-base stores traceable materials; synbio-video and synbio-cue-cards handle explicitly requested delivery outputs. When these are missing, retain the interface fields and continue completing the current blueprint; do not claim the call was successful.
When submitting to classroom platforms such as OpenMAIC, output a course brief in the format: "Audience—Learning Outcomes—Chapters—Interactions—Quizzes—Sources—Non-Extrapolation Items". After the platform generates the page, content review is still required. Maintenance and reference scope can be found in Source Notes.