A team for prizes other people define
Team XSO is a permanent frontier-technology prize-competition and research organization. Prize organizers set the target and appoint the judges. Team XSO builds the team that pursues the target.
Prize organizations define breakthroughs and appoint judges. Team XSO builds the teams that pursue those breakthroughs: continuous scouting, a few selected technical campaigns, and respect for an outcome the team does not grade.
The organization is a core of six functions and a rotating field bench. Judging stays outside. Evidence stays on file. The public record of the work travels with the campaign.
Six functions. No directory of people.
Team Principal / Executive Director
Accountable for the mission, the annual plan, and the organization's external standing.
Technical Captain / Competition Director
Owns a selected campaign: technical scope, day-to-day decisions, and the submission.
Lead Inventor / Experimental Builder
Leads the physical build or the experimental apparatus a campaign requires.
Computational Engineer / Technical Competitor
Leads models, software, and entries where the work is computational.
Experimental Research & Validation Lead
Owns measurement, protocols, and the evidence an outside judge needs.
Partnerships & Competition Operations Director
Owns prize logistics, collaborator relationships, and the reporting a founding program requires.