Back to Digests Week of January 26 - January 30, 2026

Week of January 26 - January 30, 2026

Note: Jury duty week (standby all week, likely not reporting)

Weekly Focus

From Q1 goals and current priorities

  • Oman hackathon prep (trip starts Feb 1)
  • GPS goals finalization with Josh
  • MyBook/Wen project support
  • End-of-month prep (stories for Airtable)

Daily Log

Monday, January 26

  • Jury duty standby began
  • Daily snapshot committed
  • Processed inbox items

Tuesday, January 27

  • Sam McClure Legal 101 planning meeting
  • Dashboard improvements (Bible verse banner, launcher scripts, image thumbnails)
  • AI Comic Studio fixes deployed

Wednesday, January 28

  • Anna-Lena Flash Lab debrief (8am) - International pilot feedback from Learning Planet Institute Paris. Key insight: researchers preferred “Research Design” over “Build” phase naming. Potential [MULTIPLIER] story for Airtable.
  • MyBook meeting with Wen (11am) - Delivered unified wrapper dashboard mockup. Next steps: Firebase hosting, embed training videos once Wen provides YouTube links.
  • Josh Oman prep check-in (3pm) - Reviewed tick-tock schedule, discussed advocate scaffolding
  • Created /end-of-day skill for Claude Code workflow
  • Set up weekly digest system (digests/ directory)

Thursday, January 29

  • Vanessa/NewSchools call (9:30am) - Exploratory conversation went well. EdD programs as potential injection point for Flash Lab adoption across NSVF portfolio. Follow-up in Feb. [BRIDGE-BUILD] [SCALE-MOMENT potential]
  • Josh 1:1 → async - Converted to Slack + shared Google Doc for GPS goals finalization
  • Idea to Code (3:30pm) - Viewed remotely, Josh presented
  • Colombia chatbot - Made progress, needs finishing tomorrow
  • Build-a-Bot start messages - Updated, ready to push live
  • CRM re-engagement campaign - Planned 5 priority contacts for post-Oman outreach

Friday, January 30

  • ✅ Released from jury duty at noon - done for good!
  • ✅ Picked up suit jacket - ready for Oman
  • ✅ Pushed Build-a-Bot start messages live
  • Set up personal side project tracking (Con Moto Flying Club, CAP, Open Engine Data)
  • Fixed dashboard verse cache bug
  • Updated CRM views with multi-view interfaces
  • Con Moto: Aircraft grounded (voltage regulator issue)
  • Colombia chatbot worked on, carrying to Saturday

Week’s Accomplishments

Cumulative list, updated daily

  • Anna-Lena Flash Lab international pilot debrief
  • MyBook unified wrapper mockup delivered
  • MyBook Firebase hosting/database deployed
  • Sam McClure Legal 101 planning complete
  • AI Comic Studio fixes deployed (dropdown simplification, login persistence, panel reorder save)
  • Dashboard improvements (verse banner, thumbnails, launcher)
  • Oman tick-tock schedule finalized
  • Oman advocate scaffolding resources finalized (sent to Farah for Arabic translation)
  • Created end-of-day workflow skill
  • Vanessa/NewSchools exploratory call - positive, follow-up in Feb
  • CRM re-engagement campaign planned (5 contacts post-Oman)
  • Build-a-Bot start messages pushed live
  • Suit jacket picked up (ready for Oman)
  • Dashboard personal section + side project tracking
  • Jury duty completed (released Friday noon)
  • GPS goals finalized → async via Slack/Google Doc (in progress)
  • Colombia chatbot (in progress - CRITICAL for Feb 5)
  • Airtable updates + 2-3 stories for end-of-month

Decisions Made

  • MyBook: Using Firebase for hosting/database, will embed training videos in workflow
  • Weekly digests: digests/week-of-YYYY-MM-DD.md format (Monday date)
  • Anna-Lena feedback: Consider renaming “Build” phase for research audiences

Stories/Impact to Capture

Candidates for Airtable or quoted-impact.md

  • Anna-Lena / Learning Planet Institute - AI Flash Lab international adoption. Paris-based researchers used framework successfully. [MULTIPLIER] tag candidate.
  • MyBook / Wen Profiri - Seed grant support pattern: from workflow diagrams → unified dashboard concept
  • Vanessa / NewSchools Venture Fund - Potential [SCALE-MOMENT] if Flash Lab adopted across NSVF portfolio. EdD programs as injection point.

Carried to Next Week

  • ⚠️ Colombia chatbot (CRITICAL - school testing 2/5) - finishing Saturday before Oman
  • Reply to Cat Nostrand re: NCCE (post-Oman)
  • Airtable updates + stories for end-of-month (post-Oman)
  • GPS goals finalization (async with Josh)

Last updated: 2026-01-30 end of day

Source: week-of-2026-01-26.md