Wed 13 May 2026 — Phase 1 Day 3
Wed 13 May 2026 — Phase 1 Day 3
Lock in supervisor support and start ICURe drafting while the conversation is fresh.
Tasks
Task 1 — Supervisor briefing meeting (30 min)
Stream: D — Partnerships
Time: 30 min meeting + 30 min prep
What: Brief Mark Xu, Awais, Salem on the master plan. Walk them through the 4-phase structure, the critical path, and the immediate Phase 1 actions. Ask explicitly for: (a) endorsement to engage Tech Transfer, (b) co-pitch availability for any Big-4 second meetings, (c) any veto on the chosen route.
Why this matters: Supervisors are gatekeepers and amplifiers. With endorsement, they open doors; without it, they raise concerns at the worst time. Get explicit support now.
Practical example: Open the meeting with one slide: "RAIDT in 18 months — signed KTP, paid pilot, BSI engagement, route decision. I need: (1) Tech Transfer engagement endorsed; (2) co-pitch availability; (3) sign-off on outreach starting Friday." End with three asks, three answers.
Done when: Meeting held; supervisor decisions logged in Decisions-Log; any blockers noted.
Link: 00_Project_Plan_Master
Task 2 — Begin ICURe Explore application drafting
Stream: C — Commercial Discovery
Time: 90 min
What: Open 02_ICURe_Explore_Application. Start filling in the bracketed [ ] placeholders. Today's focus: Section 1 (Executive Summary) and Section 2 (Research Base & Technology Description). Use real publication dates and titles for the trilogy.
Why this matters: ICURe Explore is the cheapest, fastest commercial validation funding available — but the application takes 4–6 hours. Spreading drafting across 5 days makes it manageable.
Practical example: For Section 2.1, list each of: Paper 08 Foundations (current status: under review at [target journal]), Paper 09 Empirical Validation (currently: in draft V22), Paper 10 Interoperable Governance (currently: V20 draft), Configured Runs manuscript (currently: V19 with cover letter). State current status truthfully — assessors check.
Done when: Sections 1 and 2 drafted to first-pass quality. Bracketed items listed for follow-up.
Link: ICURe-Explore
Task 3 — Send drafts to Mark for tone-check
Stream: D — Partnerships
Time: 15 min
What: Send the 3 outreach drafts from yesterday to Mark Xu by email with a single ask: "Please flag anything that sounds wrong for the Big-4/sector audience. I plan to send Friday."
Why this matters: Mark is a senior academic. He'll catch tone issues invisible to you (e.g., over-claiming, under-pitching, university brand misuse).
Practical example: Subject: "RAIDT outreach — quick tone check before Friday send". Body: "Mark — three outreach drafts attached for KPMG Trusted AI lead, NHS Trust CMIO, and Holistic AI CTO. Plan to send Friday morning. Any tone or fact concerns? — Ali"
Done when: Email sent. (Don't wait for reply today; that's a Thursday/Friday item.)
Link: Outreach-Tracker
Task 4 — Document supervisor brief outcomes
Stream: D — Partnerships
Time: 20 min
What: Write up the meeting in Meeting-Notes-Template: who said what, what was approved, what was vetoed, follow-up actions. Save in 04-Templates-derived note in 05-Trackers/Decisions-Log.
Why this matters: Memory drifts; written records don't. When you later say "the supervisors agreed X", you want to be able to point to a dated note.
Practical example: "2026-05-13 supervisor brief: Mark endorses Tech Transfer engagement; Awais asks to be cc'd on first Big-4 outreach to verify framing; Salem suggests adding multi-criteria angle to ICURe pitch. Action: include MCDA reference in Section 4 of ICURe draft."
Done when: Notes filed; actions extracted into Outreach-Tracker or daily tasks for following days.
Link: Meeting-Notes-Template
End of day check
Tomorrow
Tech Transfer meeting (if booked); continue ICURe drafting; finalise outreach drafts based on Mark's feedback.