IRB Proposal Draft

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mrqilmF6z1ir-PwjONo4WkKxiTC0d8To/edit

All tasks by phase

Pre-launch (now → IRB approval + frog seeding)

• [ ] Finalize IRB proposal with Joe, submit to CIT ethics committee — Michelle + Joe
• [ ] Write both onboarding screen scripts (steward/finder) verbatim — Michelle
• [ ] Finalize exit survey items, get Joe's sign-off on psychometrics — Joe
• [ ] Build/finalize the webapp with condition-assignment logic baked into NFC scan — Michelle
• [ ] Program NFC chips with randomized condition assignments (half steward, half finder) — Michelle
• [ ] Produce the physical frogs (3D print, embed NFC chips) — Michelle
• [ ] Identify and secure 20-25 partner locations (cafes, akiyas, galleries, Airbnbs) — Role 1
• [ ] Draft partner consent/agreement (what they're agreeing to host, liability, duration) — Role 1 + Michelle
• [ ] Design and print partner-location placards — Michelle
• [ ] Set up data infrastructure (server, database, obfuscation pipeline, chip-ID-only architecture) — Michelle + Grisha
• [ ] Set up the research data export pipeline (anonymized exports for analysis) — Role 2
• [ ] Draft Appendices A–D for the IRB submission — Role 2 + Michelle
• [ ] Create a lightweight ops manual: what to do if a frog is lost/damaged, partner has questions, participant contacts Akiya Collective — Role 1

During pilot (2–3 months)

• [ ] Help coordinate / seed frogs at partner locations, confirm placards are visible — Role 1 + Michelle
  • [ ] Michelle likely going on a road trip + can do bulk mail event in fall
• [ ] Monitor incoming data for technical issues (broken scans, GPS failures, edge cases) — Role 2