Executive summary: Conducting prioritization research by systematically evaluating multiple ideas can help identify the most promising project or organization to pursue within a cause area.
Key points:
Prioritization research allows you to consider many options instead of just going with the first idea, increasing the chance of finding something more impactful.
Within a high-impact cause, there can be a huge difference between a good and a great intervention, so it’s important to find one of the best options.
Going through the process builds useful skills and gets better feedback compared to just having an idea.
The process involves generating a long list of ideas, filtering to a top 10 using a weighted factor model, researching the top 10 more thoroughly to get to a top 3, and finally picking one after deeper investigation.
It’s important to bound how much time you’ll spend researching to avoid analysis paralysis, and get feedback from experts throughout.
Doing this process with others can help you stay accountable, motivated, and get additional perspectives.
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Executive summary: Conducting prioritization research by systematically evaluating multiple ideas can help identify the most promising project or organization to pursue within a cause area.
Key points:
Prioritization research allows you to consider many options instead of just going with the first idea, increasing the chance of finding something more impactful.
Within a high-impact cause, there can be a huge difference between a good and a great intervention, so it’s important to find one of the best options.
Going through the process builds useful skills and gets better feedback compared to just having an idea.
The process involves generating a long list of ideas, filtering to a top 10 using a weighted factor model, researching the top 10 more thoroughly to get to a top 3, and finally picking one after deeper investigation.
It’s important to bound how much time you’ll spend researching to avoid analysis paralysis, and get feedback from experts throughout.
Doing this process with others can help you stay accountable, motivated, and get additional perspectives.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.