PROTOTYPE TESTING 

This was originally intended for an establishment which did not reply to first and second contact.

Who tests prototypes or similar (e.g. computer programmes)?  Is it somebody who worked on the project or somebody who only knows what it is supposed to do?

 General idea, have someone who has no connection test the project, then provide feedback, though either/both survey or interview.  Essentially all they are told is what it is supposed to do, and any safety concerns.  For a university, use staff and/or students from a different discipline, to get a feel for the process.  Then expand it to include relatives and friends of the university staff/students.  Slowly get the entire population involved.

Have other establishments do the same procedure.

Eventually, have a lottery type system to create a ‘pool’ of people that exist for a period of time, arbitrarily, twelve months, depending upon what is being tried/tested and the length of time required; the number of people needed for the process, and the knowledge which may be needed for specialist processes.  Maybe initially some ‘serve’ three months, some six months, some nine months, so that there is a staggered replacement.  After that all ‘serve’ twelve months, or what is considered appropriate.  After that there is a break of at least five years, maybe ten, before you can ‘serve’ again.  If you ‘serve’ in the initial arbitrarily three, six or nine months you have the option to ‘serve’ earlier, full term.  After doing ‘service’ there is the option to ‘opt-out’ until further notice or permanently.

The timings were first thought of as discussion points, and should be 'negotiated' up or down as circumstances dictate.