Lab
Collaboration brief
A one-page proposal format for researchers, designers and developers who want to start a project together on clear terms.
Collaborations go best when both sides agree on the question, what already exists, and what a useful first step looks like. This brief puts that in writing without turning every partnership into paperwork.
Sections
- The problem — a specific need, question or defect, with public evidence.
- What exists already — prior work, prototypes, licences, open questions.
- Proposed contribution — the smallest checkable action and what “done” means.
- Ownership, credit and permissions — authorship, licences and consent.
- Review and next steps — who reviews, how success is tested, what would stop it.
Use it for a research correction, a design hand-off or a small open-source contribution. Remove personal details before posting it anywhere public. If you’d like to work with me, you can attach it to an offer to help.
Licence and credits
Version 1.0, released under CC0 1.0 (public domain).
Original work by Daniel Khan.