Topic Explainer
Explain a complex topic clearly for a defined audience: a planner pins the audience, their assumed prior knowledge, and the concepts that must be taught, a researcher gathers accurate facts and good analogies with sources, and a copywriter writes a progressively-structured explainer that builds from fundamentals to the full picture. The ordering matters because an explainer written without a fixed audience either condescends or loses people, and one written without a concept map skips a prerequisite; locking the audience and a concept dependency order first guarantees the explanation actually lands. Use this for 'explain X like I'm a beginner/expert', concept explainers, how-it-works guides, ELI5/ELI-expert pieces, and turning a hard topic into an accessible read.
How it runs
| # | Step | Who runs it | What happens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scope the explainer | Planner | audience, assumed knowledge, and concept dependency order |
| 2 | Gather facts & analogies | Researcher | accurate facts, examples, and analogies with sources |
| 3 | Write the explainer | Copywriter | progressive explainer from fundamentals to full picture |
| 4 | Evaluate | Reviewer | Grade the deliverable against every acceptance criterion. All pass → finish; any fail → loop back and fix the gap. |
| 5 | Finish | Developer | All acceptance criteria met. Stamp a short summary and report DONE. |
Say something like "explain this topic" or "how does X work" or "explain like I'm a beginner" or "make this concept accessible" or "write an explainer on" in chat to start it.