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Daily Prep: Thursday, March 12, 2026

Carried Forward from Wednesday

Incomplete Action Items

  • Send goals write-up to Josh (TODAY — confirm at 1:1 if he received it)
  • Follow up with Vanessa Monterosa re: Flash Lab partnership
  • 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
  • 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

Done Yesterday

  • [x] Moderator bot info sent to Sarah Williams-Habibi Done: Mar 11
  • [x] OpenAI moderation policy research sent to Sarah/Rachel/Kyla Done: Mar 11
  • [x] Isabelle’s Invention Docket comments addressed Done: Mar 11
  • [x] OTL web disclosure — decided not needed (WSA path) Done: Mar 11
  • [x] Copyright notice + Terms of Use added to designkit.stanford.edu Done: Mar 11
  • [x] Cat Nostrand “how did NCCE go?” email drafted Done: Mar 12
  • [x] Learning Design Challenge judging (5pm) Done: Mar 11

Today’s Calendar

10:00 AM — Josh 1:1 ← KEY MEETING

Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/94194351840 (Password: 588228) Last 1:1 before Josh goes to Michigan (Mon-Wed 3/16-18). Prep: prep/2026-03-12-josh-1on1.md Key topics:

  1. OTL meeting debrief — two-tier model, WSA path, next steps
  2. Goals write-up — did he get it?
  3. Leon Furze update (replied, waiting for response)
  4. Stage 2 seed grants (confidential) — what does AS:DE support look like?
  5. CRM survey questions status
  6. Next week coverage while he’s in Michigan
  7. Request Apr 2-3 off (Micah’s birthday + camping)

1:00 PM — VFT Seed Grantee Monthly Meeting CANCELED

Afternoon is now open for deep work.

Josh 1:1 Outcomes (10am)

  • Goals SMART goals finalized (Goal 2: two case studies by Q2, Goal 3: 1.5x engagement + 2 partners by Q2)
  • Flash Lab rename discussion — Josh talked to YouCubed, sent “special sauce” article. Reuben to read + reflect.
  • Tag analysis plan — Reuben to lead. Slow rollout over 3 months, AI-assisted, confident data by July.
  • ISTE Live — agreed Reuben should attend (end of June).
  • Apr 2-3 off — requested for Micah’s birthday + camping.

Email Action Items

Needs Action

  • Timecard Reminder (Mar 12): Axess timecard due by end of pay period (3/15). Submit today or tomorrow.

FYI

  • ASU+GSV Summit: Reed Hastings on “School for the AI Age” — awareness only
  • Stanford Report: Alzheimer’s research — not relevant

Reminders

Due Today

  • Reschedule dentist (Tiffany) — can’t make Apr 15, will be at Crystal Springs PD in Burlingame. Call today.

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

Claude-ToDo (Mobile Capture)

  • Ask for Apr 2-3 off for Micah’s birthday + camping (mention at today’s 1:1)
  • Google Workspace CLI — evaluate for executive assistant system
  • Personal executive assistant bot idea

From Inbox Processing

INBOX.md has a stub: “notes from learning design challenge” (Mar 11, 6:13pm). No content yet — likely placeholder for notes to be added later.

Today’s Priorities

Thursday — two important meetings. Morning prep, then meetings back-to-back.

  1. 10:00 AM: Josh 1:1 — Last touchpoint before Michigan trip. Cover OTL debrief, goals, Stage 2, next week logistics. Prep file ready at prep/2026-03-12-josh-1on1.md.
  2. 1:00 PM: VFT Monthly — Listen, take notes. Sarah has the moderation emails already.
  3. Reschedule dentist — Call Tiffany, Apr 15 conflicts with Crystal Springs PD.
  4. Submit timecard — Due by 3/15.
  5. Send goals write-up to Josh — If not done yet, discuss at 1:1 and send immediately after.

If Time Allows (afternoon after meetings)

  • Draft CRM survey questions
  • Flash Lab inventory document (basic vs deluxe)
  • Start LAUSD Foundation prep (Mar 19 — one week out)

Look Ahead

Date Event Notes
Fri 3/13 Weekly Personal Review (2pm) Run synthesis?
Sat 3/14 Christyl honor choir (2:30pm) Personal
Mon 3/17 SAL All Hands (10am, Zoom), AS:DE (11am — TBD, Josh in Michigan) Big SAL meeting
Tue 3/17 Christyl concert (be available), CAP (6:30pm) Personal
Wed 3/18 Health Coach Bot regroup (9am, Marily/Michele/Priya), GSE All-Staff (10am) HC Bot prep needed
Thu 3/19 STACKED: Josh 1:1, SofIA (12:30), CRAFT (2pm), LAUSD Foundation (3pm) Heavy day — prep this week
Mon 3/30 Stanford trip begins Flight booked SJC

Session Notes

Morning Session (pre-1:1)

  • Prepped goals write-up for Josh (Goal 2 case study deliverable, Goal 3 reach/engagement reframe)
  • Reviewed salary positioning for raise conversation ($139k in $97k-$205k L band)
  • Decided to leave salary off the prep doc — separate conversation

Josh 1:1 (10:00-11:00am)

  • Goals finalized. Goal 2: two publishable case studies by Q2. Goal 3: 1.5x engagement growth + two more Flash Lab partners by Q2.
  • Flash Lab rename: Josh talked to YouCubed, Isabelle talking to people. Sent “special sauce” article — vibecoding is happening, what makes us different? Read and reflect.
  • Tag analysis: Top 3/bottom 3 exercise. Tags are shorthand for vision/mission alignment. Some overrepresented, inconsistent depth across time. Reuben to lead AI-assisted tag analysis, write a plan for 3-month rollout. By July: dead confident in data reliability.
  • ISTE Live: Agreed Reuben should go (end of June).
  • Apr 2-3 off: Requested for Micah’s birthday + camping.

Generated: 2026-03-12 (Thursday morning)

Source: daily/2026-03-12.md