Very nice approach! I like the almost algorithmic flow;
Other approaches i find important:
a) talking to 2-4 people for 20 mins who are working on the problem but are not too far along (so the conversation can have an informal tone)
b) talking to 1-2 people who don’t have an idea about it ( this gives a bird’s eye view)
c) going to a conference to see what kind of language people use, what are the presentations at the cusp/current edge of development are up to; this also helps form connections (maybe for use of the first two steps)
Very nice approach! I like the almost algorithmic flow; Other approaches i find important: a) talking to 2-4 people for 20 mins who are working on the problem but are not too far along (so the conversation can have an informal tone) b) talking to 1-2 people who don’t have an idea about it ( this gives a bird’s eye view) c) going to a conference to see what kind of language people use, what are the presentations at the cusp/current edge of development are up to; this also helps form connections (maybe for use of the first two steps)