James Lang

James Lang

Zürich Active this cycle

Working on

01 · User Needs

Focus on grassroots community builders and participants. Interviews are mined for user needs, then turned into published profiles which are in turn amplified by their subjects to help us reach more people. Example: Dig It Soundsystem profile

Main goal a document that defines user needs for grassroots community builders.
Stretch goal a document that defines user needs for community participants.
04 · Measurement

Finishing the last 25% of the Measurement chapter of the Toolkit.

Main goal finish and publish the Measurement section
Stretch goal publish the APIs article
06 · Pilots

Get community builders to try and use the Toolkit to help them with their challenges. Feed the feedback into further refinement of the Toolkit. Gather formal evidence that supports grant applications.

Main goal Get feedback from 3 community builders who have tried the Toolkit and establish a feedback process
Stretch goal Get feedback from 8 community builders who have tried the Toolkit
07 · Fundraising

Achieve our next rung on the grant application ladder. One or two grant applications per cycle, not a continuous pipeline.

Main goal Raise chf2,000 funding to cover 2027 costs
Stretch goal Find a designated person to lead on Fundraising in Switzerland
01 · Member experience

Make the experience of being part of TBD fulfilling, including for those who are remotely-located. Includes interviews to find out about the current experience, and a programme that creates engagement

Main goal establish a regular rhythm of rituals and engagement
Stretch goal really tangible step change in the experience
03 · Operations

Look at our operations across the piece (project management, tooling, finance, scheduling etc), and figure out how to make it work better with the limited time we have.

Main goal iron out the inefficiencies and confusion
Stretch goal make James redundant
05 · Board

Direction and stewardship of TBD mandate. Shape strategic options for the collective to consider. Keep an eye on project progress and how people are doing, with the overall goals in mind.

Main goal ensure that TBD meets its goals in Daft Punk
Stretch goal thinking ahead to what TBD needs for Cycle E & F

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