Ask AI how you can improve your hypothesis, timeline, or source map

A “protocol” is a set of instructions that tells AI how to carry out the analysis and how to present the result. This protocol was created by Luuk Sengers based on guides to the Story-Based Inquiry method.

How do you use the protocol?

  1. Download the protocol down below to your computer;

    Protocol-for-SBI-English.md

  2. Start a new prompt (in Perplexity or Gemini Notebook);

  3. Add the protocol to the prompt as a file;

  4. In the prompt, type: “Read the protocol”;

  5. Then type: “Assess this hypothesis,” “Asssess this timeline,” or “Assess this source map”;

  6. You can paste your hypothesis, timeline, or source map into the prompt or add it as a separate file;

  7. Run the prompt;

  8. After receiving the answer, you can ask follow-up questions to clarify or expand on specific points.

Additional notes

Markdown

The protocol was created in Markdown (.md) format because this is the easiest format for AI to read.

Adding it to a project

You can also add the protocol to a project in Perplexity.

  1. Select “Create project”;
  2. Give it a name, for example “Story-Based Inquiry”;
  3. In the project, go to “Files,” click “New,” and upload the protocol;