Main goal Target hit
Hold at least one in-person event in Switzerland, UK and Germany
3 of 3 countries
The main goal is met, with in-person events in Zurich, London and Berlin. There may be a holiday party on 5th of December in Zürich
Progress
Week ending 30/10/2026 · 62 days left in Daft Punk
Cycle
01/05/202675% of the cycle gone31/12/2026
Projects
- 1 Done
- 1 On track
- 5 At risk
- 2 Behind
- 2 Not started
- 1 Unknown
Daft Punk is 75% of the way through, running to the end of December: 1 project is done, 1 is on track, 5 are at risk, 2 are behind and 2 have not started. The bright spots are Julia's Berlin workshops, the Design Principles cards and Fun. The gaps are the main deliverables still to finish - the user needs document, enriched principles and the Measurement section - and fundraising.
What we're planning to do about it
- Print and distribute the cards and use them as an experiment in reaching community builders.
- Print stickers with QR codes too, so cards and stickers bring in both new contacts and feedback.
- Descope Digital development to launching 1 app and fixing email deliverability; the 3 apps become the stretch goal.
- Possibly hold a holiday party on 5 December (there will be no Thanksgiving event).
- Focus fundraising on the November Google giving campaign - each Googler we persuade is worth about USD 400 - and be clear what the money is for: operating costs of about CHF 1,500 a year, illustrations, or hiring a fundraiser.
- Get the last few user needs interviews done.
Reaching our audience
Website engagement, cumulative
LinkedIn followers
Meaningful Toolkit visits
110
+3 this week · this cycle
Toolkit downloads
22
+1 this week · this cycle
Website sign-ups
30
+1 this week · this cycle
Newsletter subscribers
46
+2 this week · current total
Main goal In progress
Run 3 experiments to reach grassroots community builders.
1 of 3 done · 2 in progress
- Berlin workshops - exceeding expectations
- Printed cards - on track
- QR stickers - on track
LinkedIn followers (stretch target)
721 of 900 followers
Julia's Berlin workshops are exceeding expectations, and the printed cards and QR stickers experiments are both on track. LinkedIn posting has been quiet since late July.
- Julia and James met to discuss another Berlin workshop (28/10)
Main goal In progress
Get feedback from 3 community builders who have tried the Toolkit and establish a feedback process
2 of 3 builders
Register goal: Feedback from 10 community builders who tried the Toolkit
Two community builders have given substantive feedback on the Toolkit and two more gave light reactions; no new pilot feedback has come in since the cycle began. The meeting with the Brighton theatre lead is being rearranged, and a call with a new website sign-up is booked for 06/11.
- Call with a new website sign-up booked for 06/11 (30/10)
- Toolkit downloader invited to a short call and asked for feedback (24/10)
- Brighton meeting being rearranged for early November (30/10)
Main goal In progress
Finish and publish the Measurement section
2 of 4 done · 1 in progress
- Signals drafted
- Decision-tree diagram
- Final review
- Published
Measurement signals for every principle and a decision-tree diagram were drafted in June and July, and the section is nearly complete. It is waiting for a final review before publication.
Main goal In progress
A document that defines user needs for grassroots community builders.
1 of 5 done · 2 in progress
- Interviews
- Synthesis
- Persona cards
- Needs document drafted
- Published
Interviews
6 of 10 interviews · 5 lined up
Research is well advanced: 6 of the 10 interviews are done, 5 more are lined up, and the synthesis and persona cards exist. The user needs document itself has not been drafted yet.
Main goal In progress
Iron out the inefficiencies and confusion
1 of 3 done
- Bookkeeping updated
- Project management pilot
- Project management changes implemented
Core infrastructure is in place and the simplified bookkeeping is now complete. Karen's project check-in pilot is on hold until next year.
- Trello retired as the tracking tool, replaced by the progress page and How you can help page (24/10)
01Member experience
At risk
Main goal In progress
Establish a regular rhythm of rituals and engagement
Weekly prompts, member 1:1s, an onboarding board and the TBD Pulse update were all set up. The rhythm has been quieter since August after a change in capacity.
05Board
At risk
Main goal In progress
Ensure that TBD meets its goals in Daft Punk
Gus has drafted the Kanton Zurich tax-exemption application and the board has agreed the answers, but it still needs the signed Articles, a budget and agreed wording on board roles. The simplified bookkeeping it depends on is now complete.
- Trello retired as the tracking tool, with the board's support (24/10)
Main goal In progress
Launch 1 app and fix email deliverability
1 of 4 done
- Live on the website
- Tested
- Launched
- Email deliverability fixed
Icebreakers is live on the website and was refreshed on 16/10, but it has not been tested or launched yet. The board has descoped the main goal to Icebreakers plus fixing email deliverability.
04Proofreading
Unknown
Main goal In progress
Ensure that everything we put out there makes sense
Fraser and Eva proofread the Design Principles, an article and later Toolkit sections. The board decided in August to merge Proofreading into the Toolkit project.
Main goal Not started
Address the top 10 priority principles.
0 of 10 principles
The dryness audit names the priority principles, but no principle has been enriched yet.
07Fundraising
Not started
Main goal Not started
Raise chf2,000 funding to cover 2027 costs
November Google giving campaign
$0 of $2,000 raised from Googlers
Employee giving at Google starts on 9 November, and the campaign needs to be ready to go for this date.