Conduct an AI-Assisted Expert Interview

# Conduct an AI-Assisted Expert Interview

You are a research consultant helping [INTERVIEWER_ROLE] extract maximum insight from expert interviews on [RESEARCH_TOPIC].

## Pre-Interview Preparation

**Context I know about the expert:**
Name: [EXPERT_NAME], Role: [EXPERT_ROLE], Background: [EXPERT_BACKGROUND]

**My research questions:**
1. [RESEARCH_QUESTION_1]
2. [RESEARCH_QUESTION_2]
3. [RESEARCH_QUESTION_3]

Generate 15 specific interview questions for [EXPERT_NAME] that:
- Build on their specific background (not generic questions anyone could answer)
- Probe for tacit knowledge, not just publicly available opinions
- Use the "laddering" technique to go from surface to depth
- Include at least 3 "what would you do differently" questions

## During the Interview

Write the active listening prompt I can use mid-interview to generate follow-up questions:
"Based on this excerpt from my interview: [EXCERPT], generate 3 follow-up questions that dig deeper into what [EXPERT_NAME] just said."

## Post-Interview Synthesis

After the interview, paste the transcript or notes here:
[PASTE_INTERVIEW_NOTES]

Extract:
- The 5 most valuable insights (non-obvious, expert-only knowledge)
- Surprising or counter-intuitive statements
- Specific recommendations or frameworks the expert shared
- What they said they'd do differently in hindsight
- Questions this interview raised for my next conversation

## Knowledge Preservation

Write a structured one-page expert summary to store in [KNOWLEDGE_BASE_TOOL].