# Calendar

Course calendar.
SES # | TOPICS | LECTURERS | KEY DATES
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Incentive Prizes
1 | Prize history | Erika Wagner; Dava Sobel | Assignment 1 due
2 | Prize literature review | Erika Wagner; Bhaskar Chakravorti |
3 | X PRIZE introduction | Peter Diamandis |
Energy Challenges
4 | Energy storage overview | Steve Connors |
5 | Energy technology I | Daniel Nocera | Assignment 2: Historical prize summary due
6 | Economics of storage innovation | Aaron Fyke, X PRIZE; Jason Makansi |
7 | Energy technology II | David Bradwell | Term Project (TP): elevator pitches due
Innovation Incentives and Strategic Resource Allocation
8 | Incentives and innovation | Fiona Murray |
9 | Introduction to prize design | Erika Wagner | TP: Team contracts, resources, advisors due
10 | Prize space analysis | Ken Zolot; Erika Wagner |
11 | US Department of Energy | Steve Isakowitz, Department of Energy | TP: Niche analysis outline Key resources summary due
12 | Creativity and improvisation | Dava Newman |
13 | Sizing markets and prizes | Luis Perez-Breva; Erika Wagner |
14 | Mid-term team presentations |  |
X PRIZE Development
15 | Engagement strategies | Erika Wagner |
16 | IDEO brainstorm |  |
17 | The competitor's perspective | Jeff Hoffman, Next Giant Leap |
18 | X PRIZE critique |  | Assignment 3: X PRIZE critique due
19 | Matrix peer review "gaming session" | Erika Wagner | TP: Draft prize matrix due
20 | Team time |  |
21 | Team time (cont.) |  | TP: Revised prize matrix due
22 | Team time (cont.) |  |
23 | Presentation dry runs | Erika Wagner |
24 | Final presentations |  | TP: Final reports due