AI Flash Lab Partner CRM

Pipeline tracker for partners, facilitators, and deployment opportunities.

Last Updated: February 10, 2026

Pipeline Stages

Active Partners

People/organizations actively delivering or about to deliver Flash Lab workshops.

Anna-Lena Details

Workshops Delivered:

1. Nov 26, 2025 - First pilot (went well)
2. Jan 21, 2026 - Second workshop with adaptations

Key Adaptations for Research Context:

• Changed “Build” to “Research Design” phase
• Researchers balked at “user” terminology
• Reduced slide count
• Paper/pens preferred over laptops for ideation
• AI Boosters unused (too business-focused)

Projects Emerged: Youth governance, peace education, AI as mediator’s coach, human rights by design, civic policy co-pilot, civic data commons

Next: Follow up on artifacts; potential [MULTIPLIER] [RIPPLE] story for Airtable

Oman Hackathon Details

Event: “Reimagining Learning Differences with AI” — Feb 1-6, 2026, Oman Delivered by: Josh + Reuben (in-person) Format: Flash Lab hackathon adapted for special education focus

Logistics:

• Case cards distributed, different cases per table
• MS Forms for peer judging (quick format)
• 10 or fewer groups, 5-7 min prep, roaming mic presentations
• Completion certificates after evaluation form

Outcomes:

• Fatma Al-Dohani sent warm thank-you email [QUOTED IMPACT]
• Fatma accepted invitation to visit Stanford
• New thread emerged: AI + special education whitepaper with Dr. Shariffa Al Said and Maryam Alkhzami (see Leads)

Tags: [CO-CREATE] [STUDIO-BUILD] [VALUE-VISIBLE]

Training / Toolkit Recipients

People who received toolkit materials but haven’t delivered yet.

Spyros Schismenos Details

Background (from Oct 14, 2025 meeting):

• Course Coordinator at RMIT - 2000 students (!)
• Humanitarian Engineer - “Engineering with People” (with, not for)
• Follows d.school design thinking, strength-based approach
• Often comes to LA area (Torrance)
• Runs “Challenges” (their term for hackathons)
• Collaborates with 3 large NGOs, focus on housing, energy
• Students work with local city councils to co-design together
• Uses AI for students to understand their own process
• Offers AUS$40k for building prototypes and engaging communities
• Gamification - whole course is a video game
• Authentic applied learning

Potential: March or April timing mentioned - could be significant [SCALE-MOMENT] given student volume

Strategic Partners (In Discussion)

Organizations where partnership is being actively developed.

ISTE Partnership Details

Current Status: In Josh’s court for follow-up with Isabelle and Stanford leadership

Options Being Explored:

1. 60-min ISTE Live session - OFF THE TABLE (Flash Lab doesn’t work condensed)
2. Train-the-trainer for ISTE faculty - Most aligned with SAL goals (Winston, Beth, Jeremiah interested)
3. Fall cohort convening - 1.5 day in-person kickoff, Flash Lab could be embedded
4. New cohort starting Feb 2026 - 4-12 STEAM teachers
5. Potential 90-educator convening in Fall 2026

Key Questions:

• What does “grant funded” mean?
• Where does Joseph (legal/contracts) stand?
• Update on 2-hour forum slots at ISTE?

NewSchools Venture Fund Details

Contact: Vanessa Monterosa (Senior Strategic Leader)

Key Insight (Jan 29 meeting):

“I flew back home saying ‘I made a thing!’” - describing Flash Lab impact at EdTech Summit

Potential:

• Flash Lab for portfolio organizations
• [SCALE-MOMENT] if adopted across portfolio
• EdD programs as source of early-stage entrepreneurs

Next: Connect next month; she mentioned Altadena/Pasadena community connection

Leads (Interested, Early Stage)

People who expressed interest but haven’t received deep engagement.

Stanford/Internal Connections

Deliveries

Completed

| Event | Date | Location | Partners | Outcome | |——-|——|———-|———-|———| | Oman Hackathon | Feb 1-6, 2026 | Oman | Ministry of Education (Fatma, Farah, Mahfoodha) | Delivered; warm thank-you received; spawned special ed whitepaper thread |

Upcoming

| Event | Date | Location | Partners | Status | |——-|——|———-|———-|——–| | ISTE Cohort | Feb 2026 start | Remote | 4-12 STEAM teachers | Pending confirmation | | ISTE Fall Convening | Fall 2026 | TBD | ~90 educators | Exploring |

Key Metrics

Toolkit Development Status

Planned Structure:

Facilitator Toolkit
├── Pre-Event (recruitment, tech requirements, judge briefing)
├── During Event (script, hat transitions, troubleshooting, rubrics)
├── Resources (AI tutorials, templates, slides, posters)
└── Post-Event (surveys, impact assessment)

Current Reality:

• Materials exist but not fully packaged
• Website live at designkit.stanford.edu
• Facilitator scripts and timing developed
• Evaluation surveys in use
• Alpha Testing Cohort tracking sheet exists

Action Items

Immediate (This Week)

• Oman Hackathon prep - Delivered Feb 1-6 ✓
• Collect artifacts from Anna-Lena
• Follow up on Gregory Wilson / Tinkery meeting (Feb 10) — clarify partnership scope and next steps

Short-term (February)

• Follow up with Karen Murcia (Australia) - did she use the toolkit?
• Check in with Nathan Nagaiah (UK)
• Connect with Vanessa Monterosa (NewSchools) — she said “next month” on Jan 29
• Re-engage Spyros Schismenos (RMIT) - potential March/April, 2000 students!
• Check in with Jonathan Liptsky (Israel) - what’s he building?
• Watch Dr. Shariffa’s talk and review Google Doc from Feb 8 call
• Explore Flash Lab adaptation for special education context (Shariffa/Maryam thread)

Medium-term (Q1 2026)

• Package toolkit v1 as downloadable product
• Develop “Flash Lab for Researchers” variant based on Anna-Lena’s adaptations
• Redesign AI Boosters for educator/researcher audiences
• Wait for Josh update on ISTE path forward
• Explore Teaching w/ AI community (Kenji Ikemoto) as potential Flash Lab audience

Key Learnings from Pilots

What Works Across Contexts

• Three-phase structure (Design, Build, Advocate)
• Explicit timing and script
• Paper and pens for ideation phase
• Low-stakes, collaborative energy

Context-Specific Adaptations Needed

| Audience | Adaptation | |———-|————| | Researchers | “Research Design” instead of “Build”; research canvas; avoid “user” terminology | | K-12 Educators | More scaffolding for AI tools; simpler success criteria | | Organizations | Focus on portfolio-wide adoption; train-the-trainer model |

See also: projects/briefings/ai-flash-lab.md for full project context