Week 12 Session: Capstone Pitch Rehearsal

A last rehearsal of your Economic Intervention Report's pitch, in front of peers, before it's due.

17 May 2027

Before the session#

Have a draft of your intervention argument, even a rough one — naming the real economy, the specific problem, and the mechanism you’re proposing. This session is for stress-testing that draft, not starting it.

In the session#

Short, timed pitches to a small group of peers, followed by fast feedback focused on one question: would a marker who’s read the whole semester’s material find this specific and defensible?

• 5 minutes: format and timing rules — each pitch gets three minutes, timed, covering the real economy, the specific problem, and the proposed intervention
• 40 minutes: pitches and feedback in groups of four
• 10 minutes: whole-room debrief on common gaps

Afterwards#

The Economic Intervention Report is due at the end of this week. This session is your last chance to hear “that’s too vague” from a person instead of from a mark.