Generating and prioritizing research proposals seems to be a critical part of strategic research, and my informal impression is that systematic approaches are quite underexplored.
This is also my impression.
I guess some people will probably be just as interested in pursuing the research ideas of others as pursuing their own. For those people, maybe creating a thread here or on Facebook with a message like “I’m looking for research ideas on Topic X” would work?
Personally, I’ve been noting down research ideas on EA topics that interest me (AI safety and improved institutions would be the two big ones I guess) for quite a while, and I’m pursuing the ideas at a much lower rate than I’m noting them down! So maybe it’d be good for me to connect with people who are hunting for ideas somehow?
Also, I’d encourage you to write down your own research agenda in the form of a blogpost listing some open questions in this forum!
I’d (very belatedly) second that. You could also then comment about that list of questions in this central directory for open research questions. (Or even just write the whole list as a comment on that post to begin with, I guess.)
This is also my impression.
I guess some people will probably be just as interested in pursuing the research ideas of others as pursuing their own. For those people, maybe creating a thread here or on Facebook with a message like “I’m looking for research ideas on Topic X” would work?
Personally, I’ve been noting down research ideas on EA topics that interest me (AI safety and improved institutions would be the two big ones I guess) for quite a while, and I’m pursuing the ideas at a much lower rate than I’m noting them down! So maybe it’d be good for me to connect with people who are hunting for ideas somehow?
Totally second the motion of empowering junior researchers to ask for research ideas here and somewhere else.
Also, I’d encourage you to write down your own research agenda in the form of a blogpost listing some open questions in this forum!
It will be useful for other researchers and you will get interesting feedback on your ideas :)
I’d (very belatedly) second that. You could also then comment about that list of questions in this central directory for open research questions. (Or even just write the whole list as a comment on that post to begin with, I guess.)