Daily Prep: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Carried Forward from Tuesday

Incomplete Action Items

• [x] Reply to Leon Furze with Flash Lab materials + feedback questions

  Done: Mar 10

• [x] Address Isabelle’s Invention Docket comments (took her wording advice; Flash Lab naming is a bigger conversation for later)

  Done: Mar 11

• [x] OTL web disclosure — Not needed. OTL meeting shifted to WSA/services agreement path, not a formal invention.

  Done: Mar 11

• Send goals write-up to Josh (draft exists — review + send before tomorrow’s 1:1)

• [x] Send moderator bot info to Sarah Williams-Habibi

  Done: Mar 11

• [x] OpenAI content flagging policy research for Sarah/Rachel/Kyla

  Done: Mar 11

• Follow up with Vanessa Monterosa re: Flash Lab partnership
• Reply to Cat Nostrand re: NCCE recording
• MyBook: embed Wen’s training videos + schedule walkthrough
• Draft CRM survey questions — confirm Josh received for async review
• Find out if anyone we know has been through an ISTE course
• Goal 2 SMART goal: Bundle strategic work into case study deliverable
• Goal 3 reframe: Stake out outcomes for reach/revenue/validation, 1.5x engagement growth

New from Tuesday AS:DE Meeting

• Create Flash Lab inventory document (basic vs deluxe components)
• Frame what BaB validation looks like for Health Coach Bot study
• Update Airtable with recent activities
• Stage 2 seed grant funding secured (confidential) — small handful of projects getting 6-figure funding, will need AS:DE support
• Joe connected Elizabeth with Vicki/Finn for seed grant video; Marlow (UIT) reached out to HarmonAI team re: computing

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Today’s Calendar

8:00 AM — Chiro

Location: Badura D.C. Hemet Family Chiropractic, 230 S Girard St, Hemet Duration: 30 min

5:00 PM — Learning Design Challenge Pitch Competition ← TODAY’S MAIN EVENT

Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/6676339130?pwd=MHhQQzdKNC9veDVPdVJHMSs1Zmh5QT09 (Password: 000000) Your slot: ~6:00 PM, done by ~6:30 PM (come a little early as timing can shift) What to do: Prepare 2-3 questions for your 4 assigned teams. Review their entries here:

• All entries: https://airtable.com/appKKJxsbMPB38m0t/shrivaTQu58BThC4U/tblvku4joi0Cs090I
• Your 4 teams: https://airtable.com/appKKJxsbMPB38m0t/shrFnaYT3E88OGoHJ/tblvku4joi0Cs090I
• Evaluation criteria: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZPokjZ8dC-Rt6SFevZZMWalgWdy6BmN/view Note: No rating needed now — Qualtrics form comes later. Just prepare questions. Other judges: Dylan Arena, Glenn Kleiman, Steve Schneider, Lyman Missimer, Keith Bowen, Keith Coleman, Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca, others.

6:00 PM — CAP Check-in with Jonathan

Context: Weekly check-in with Jonathan (son) about Civil Air Patrol.

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Email Action Items

Needs Response

• Leon Furze (Mar 9): “I would love to see more of what you are working on, particularly the Flashlab offerings and your current dissemination strategies.” Reply is now 3 days old. Send Flash Lab materials, dissemination context, 2-3 feedback questions. This directly supports Goal 3. Ask Josh at tomorrow’s 1:1 if you haven’t sent yet.

Needs Action

• GSE Timecard Reminder: Timecard due for 3/1-3/15 period. Submit when ready.
• OTL Web Disclosure: Still pending. Add copyright notice + Terms of Use to designkit.stanford.edu (action item from Monday’s OTL meeting).
• Invention Docket Google Doc: Address Isabelle’s 2 comments (soften “don’t build real skills” → “don’t always…” + Flash Lab naming question).

FYI

• TLDR AI (Mar 11): Gemini Embedding 2, Meta acquires Moltbook, Nvidia + Thinky
• Stanford Report (Mar 11): University leaders on the future of higher ed

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Reminders

Overdue

• Read: OpenAI Prompt Caching 201 cookbook (was due Feb 25) — personal laptop

No Due Date (Personal)

• Pay HVFC dues
• Ask Chris at Ascendant Aviation re: tax questions
• Buy echinacea herb
• Go through Google DeepMind skills collection
• Read: arxiv.org/abs/2512.05470 — personal laptop

Upcoming

• Dentist appointment (Apr 15, 8am)

Claude-ToDo (Mobile Capture)

• Google Workspace CLI — evaluate for executive assistant system
• Personal executive assistant bot idea — share context across work/personal without SU-18 issues

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From Inbox Processing

Processed AS:DE meeting notes (Mar 10) from INBOX.md:

• Meeting notes routed to meetings/running-notes.md
• Action items: Flash Lab inventory doc, BaB validation framing, Airtable update
• Confidential: Stage 2 seed grant funding noted
• Crystal conference forwarding confirmed done
• Inbox cleared

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Today’s Priorities

Wednesday — lighter calendar. Morning is open for deep work, judging prep in the afternoon.

1. Prep for Learning Design Challenge judging (5pm) — Review your 4 assigned teams in Airtable, read their pitches, draft 2-3 questions each. Do this by mid-afternoon.
2. Reply to Leon Furze — 3 days now. Send Flash Lab overview + dissemination strategy + 2-3 feedback questions. Get this done before it goes cold.
3. Send goals write-up to Josh — Tomorrow is the 1:1. He needs this before then.
4. Address Isabelle’s Invention Docket comments — Two quick edits on the Google Doc.
5. Submit timecard — 3/1-3/15 period.

If Time Allows

• Create Flash Lab inventory document (basic vs deluxe — from yesterday’s AS:DE)
• Add copyright notice + Terms of Use to designkit.stanford.edu (OTL action item)
• Start LAUSD Foundation prep (Mar 19)
• Airtable updates for March

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Look Ahead

Date	Event	Notes
Thu 3/12	Josh 1:1 (10am)	OTL debrief, goals write-up, Leon Furze, Stage 2 seed grants
Thu 3/12	VFT Seed Grantee Monthly (1pm)	Bring moderator bot info for Sarah
Fri 3/13	Weekly Personal Review (2pm)	—
Sat 3/14	Christyl honor choir (2:30pm)	Personal
Mon-Wed 3/16-18	Josh in Michigan (U Mich Center of Academic Innovation)	No 1:1 next Thu? Check.
Thu 3/19	STACKED: SofIA, CRAFT, LAUSD Foundation (3pm)	Start prepping this week
Mon 3/30	Stanford trip begins (Tinkery Mon, Lake Forest Tue-Wed)	Flight booked SJC

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Session Notes

(Added throughout the day as significant work sessions occur)

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Generated: 2026-03-11 (Wednesday morning)