Thread of ~monthly updates:
Conversation
June 6 - July 13:
- Archived the Archive
- Brainstormed with the SF Planning Commission
- Started/joined learning clubs on cities, scenius, writing, and the School for Social Design
- Surreal self-therapy with IFS
- Changing my understanding of community (and productivity!)
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July 14 - August 19:
- Explored NYC with all month
- Interviewed about housing
- Spent lots of quality time with other community organizers
- Reoriented each of IFS, Scenius Club, and School for Social Design around deliverables
facebook.com/jasoncbenn/pos
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Aug 20 - Sep 21:
- Stayed with Rose's family in Charleston and mine in DC
- User interviews: parents, friends, Kids of Cohousing
- Landed on a plausible strategy
- Developed a Web of Questions to research
- Organizing Writing Sprints to answer them
facebook.com/jasoncbenn/pos
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Sep 22 - Oct 28:
- Switched from pitching cohousing to a neighborhood, and the idea resonates MUCH more. Exciting!
- Became Interim Head of Product at Maxwell Social, building one such neighborhood in Tribeca
- Designing norms/tools for the neighborhood
facebook.com/jasoncbenn/pos
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Oct 29 - Feb 4:
- Sharpened the idea: we're building a CAMPUS, not a single community
- Derisked the idea, realized we might be able to build more densely than I had thought possible
- Built a drip campaign machine for landlords of ideal SF houses
facebook.com/jasoncbenn/pos
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