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Daily Prep: Friday, March 27, 2026

Carried Forward from Thursday

Completed Yesterday

  • Josh 1:1 — Reviewed Airtable stories, discussed plans for next week’s Stanford trip
  • Lake Forest planning meeting (3:15pm) with Christine + Josh — schedule reduced to 2x 1-hour sessions. Notes filed.
  • Replied to Shelley Williamson — scheduling chat after April 15
  • Dentist rescheduled to May 11 at 9am
  • Helped colleague with panel discussion slides + post-workshop survey in Slack

Incomplete Action Items

  • Send Gregory Flash Lab slides — sent WIP deck, boost cards, and problem statement worksheet via Slack. Asked him not to share widely.
  • Draft CRM survey questions — Josh waiting for async review
  • Write tag analysis plan — 3-month rollout for Josh
  • Create Flash Lab inventory document (basic vs deluxe)
  • Register for ISTE Live 2026
  • Follow up with Vanessa Monterosa re: Flash Lab partnership
  • Send Rachel AI + learning-by-creating tool recommendations
  • Respond to Isabelle re: DCI Celebration June 5
  • Prep Lake Forest workshop content — now only 2x 1-hour slots (Tue 3:30-4:30, Wed 9-10am). Activation Stage concept. ~20 attendees, VIP leader.

Today’s Calendar

2:00 PM — Weekly Personal Review

Duration: 1 hour Context: Weekly recurring. Consider running /weekly-review. Last Friday before Q1 closes Tuesday.

Open work windows: All morning until 2pm (6+ hours), then after 3pm. Excellent focused work day.

Email Action Items

No Actionable Emails

  • TLDR AI — newsletter
  • Stanford Report — newsletter

Slack Catch-Up (Past 7 Days)

Needs Response

  • Slack DM (Mar 26): Colleague asked for help creating a registration form — Reuben shared a Qualtrics example and helped with slides, but the registration form request may still be open. Check thread.

Already Handled

  • Josh DM (Mar 25): Budget requests for next AY — Reuben responded (travel, conferences, laptop, Vision Pro).
  • Colleague slides (Mar 24-26): Panel discussion slide deck + post-workshop survey — completed.

FYI

  • Christine (Mar 24): Lake Forest schedule change — Isabelle added Tinkery tour + Victor discussion, workshop time reduced to 1hr Tue + 1hr Wed. Discussed at yesterday’s planning meeting.
  • Gregory Wilson (Mar 26): ClaudeStanford Buildathon at the Tinkery — Saturday, April 11 at 10am. Posted in #stanford-genai-events.
  • Reuben→Josh (Mar 27): Clarified to Josh that he thought Josh wasn’t attending the Gregory/Tinkery session.

Reminders

No Overdue or Due-Today Items

Upcoming

  • Godwin trip planning — talk to Christyl about timing
  • Ask Chris at Ascendant Aviation re: tax questions
  • Old dentist appointment (Apr 15) still in Reminders — can be completed (rescheduled to May 11)

From Inbox Processing

Routed Lake Forest planning meeting notes (Mar 26 3:15pm) to meetings/running-notes.md:

  • Schedule now: Tue 3:30-4:30pm + Wed 9-10am (1 hour each)
  • ~20 attendees, VIP visiting leader
  • Activation Stage concept — short Flash Lab intro + discussion
  • Christine’s framing: “What role do humans and AI play in developing these solutions?”
  • Two angles: professional practice or student challenge

Cadence Checks

  • Timecard: Already submitted for March.
  • Airtable monthly entries: End-of-month wrap-up is Tuesday. Airtable stories drafted and reviewed with Josh yesterday. Need to finalize and push to Airtable this weekend.
  • End-of-month wrap-up: Tuesday March 31 at 10:30 AM. Come prepped with activity review, trends, stories.
  • Q1 ends Tuesday. Last working day before trip is today.
  • Strategic horizon: Monthly update due by Tuesday.
  • Stanford trip Monday:
    • Flight 6:25 AM ONT→SJC (Southwest 2034, conf CKVSDS)
    • Hotel: Comfort Inn Palo Alto (conf 26663251), Mar 30-Apr 1
    • Mon: Tinkery Flash Lab 10am (16 York Scholars)
    • Tue: End-of-month 10:30am, AS:DE 11am, Health Coach Bot in-person 12pm (GSE ANKO 011), Lake Forest 3:30-4:30pm
    • Wed: Lake Forest 9-10am
  • Gregory / April 11 Buildathon — ClaudeStanford event at Tinkery. Gregory posted in Slack. FYI.
  • Weekly review today at 2pm — consider running /weekly-review

This Week’s Key Dates

Day Date Key Events
Fri Mar 27 Weekly Personal Review 2pm — last day before trip
Sun Mar 29 Pack for Stanford trip
Mon Mar 30 Flight 6:25am ONT→SJC, Tinkery Flash Lab 10am
Tue Mar 31 End-of-month 10:30am, AS:DE 11am, Health Coach Bot 12pm, Lake Forest 3:30pm
Wed Apr 1 Lake Forest 9-10am, fly home?

Today’s Priorities

Friday — no external meetings, weekly review at 2pm. Last real work day before Monday’s Stanford trip. Focus on deliverables.

  1. Send Gregory Flash Lab slides — this is days overdue. Copy deck, update AI Boost links + problem statement, streamline for York Scholars. Send before lunch.
  2. Prep Lake Forest Activation Stage content — 2x 1-hour sessions for ~20 people. Design the condensed format using Christine’s framing.
  3. Finalize Airtable stories — Josh reviewed yesterday. Push final versions to Airtable.
  4. Weekly review (2pm) — Q1 close-out assessment, next week preview.
  5. If time: CRM survey draft, Isabelle DCI response, Cat Nostrand follow-up (“how did NCCE go?”), ISTE registration.

Session Notes

(Added throughout the day as significant work sessions occur)

Generated: 2026-03-27 (Friday morning)

Source: daily/2026-03-27.md