This is a variation on the Panel of experts technique that is more specific to academic publishing (thanks to J. Heer for sharing this one with me!). The idea is to generate a panel of fictional reviewers in a particular field of study to “review” your paper (before you actually submit it to a venue). This is particularly helpful is your work is interdisciplinary and might be reviewed by researchers and practitioners with different epistemic commitments (as is often the case in HCI).

Example prompt: Act as a panel of three expert reviewers from the field of HCI, each with a distinct background and reviewing style. One reviewer should be a design researcher focused on critical and speculative design, another an empirical HCI scholar seeking rigor in qualitative methods, and the third is an STS theorist interested in the politics of infrastructure. Together, they are reviewing a paper titled “[insert your paper title here].” Provide individual reviews from each panelist that identify the paper’s strengths, areas for improvement, theoretical framing, methodological concerns, and contributions. Where possible, reference relevant HCI literature or debates. Conclude with a short discussion where the reviewers reflect on their final recommendation.