Find a space/wall/window/area to share prompt + leave out stickie notes for our team + other attendees to interact & respond.
Take 2 minutes to write/doodle out on a sticky note:
Prompt Ideas:
NEW: Biggest failure at work that taught you the most?
NEW: Weirdest thing you’ve ever done in the name of self-care?
NEW: How do you keep remote life human?
NEW: I am coming here in the thick of <BIG IMPORTANT STRESSFUL THING> and I am doing <THIS THING> to stay present.
What's the strangest thing you packed for RailsConf?
What new information or connections are you hoping to experience at this conference?
What is one thing you are hoping to get out of day one at RailsConf?
What program(s) are you most looking forward to attending today?
What are some things that can be challenging for you at a conference (reflect on past/current experiences)
What are some boundaries you can set to help with these challenges?
What are you most hoping will come from the connections you start at RailsConf this year?
Craft a conversation starter!
“Hi! My name is ___ and I’m really excited about being at RailsConf. I’m working on a project related to ______ and I’m hoping to find others in that area. Does that relate to your work?”
Sing whatever you're doing aloud. Weird Benefit: Increases endorphins.
Collect walk souvenirs for your desk. Weird Benefit: Visual reminder to move and observe your surroundings.
Work somewhere different in your home for the day. Weird Benefit: Less autopilot thinking.
Send a co-worker a random fact that has nothing to do with work. Weird Benefit: Connection beyond project work.
Reflections:
Day 1: note 3 things related to your goal that you feel like you were able to actualize during day one
Day 1: taking these into consideration, what’s one goal you’d like to put toward tomorrow?
Day 2: Reflect on 3 meaningful connections or conversations you had today
Day 3: What are 3 follow up actions you will take after RailsConf to foster your new connections?
Alt: A choose your own adventure virtual giveaway.
Alt: A virtual gift that adds serious realness to your day.
Description:
A Flagrant Weirdo will join you remotely to facilitate a 1:1, small group, or team activity to boost your mood or share deep thoughts. We’ll coordinate in advance to bring an appropriate exercise for the size and type of group you provide.
Alt: Where are you needing a boost? Sign up for a free virtual soul snack of your choosing:
Spontaneity
Self-Care
Community
Lip-Smacking Joy
Flagrant will facilitate a free 15 minute demo that’ll be sure to hit the spot. Just let us know group size and we’ll make it happen.
Alt: Everything you want to do at work can start here in the streets.
The path to RailsConf is paved with need. If everyone in attendance donated $1 to <cause> we’d provide <$xxxxx> worth of stability and belonging to <the benefitting community>.
Scan this QR code to make a donation today. Flagrant is committing $xx to help <fill in when the org responds.>
1. Graphic with Jim/JB/Cody/Joyce/Amanda heads. Include RailsConf logo and dates.
Copy: Proud to be your RailsConf bubble - we’ll be there to jiggle your soul, warm your belly, and give you space to breathe as you experience the conference. See you May 17th!
2. Graphic: The introvert’s guide to RailsConf - maybe we could give some self-care tips? What to pack, how to carve out space for yourself, how to recharge, etc.
NEW: JEN-INSPIRED: Can use the graphic idea from my first option above.
Copy: Who else is bringing the funk to #RailsConf? (tag everyone’s connections)
During conference (once we decide on activities I can add more specific options):
1. Photo of a Sharpie and sticky notes:
Copy: Someone has to keep a tech conference human. Come enjoy a well-deserved screen break with Flagrant! <need location>
2. Video of Jim picking his fro to camera.
Copy: We’re taking on-the-spot interviews at RailsConf. Designers! Developers! Podcasters! If you want to have a philosophical conversations with this guy, stop by! <need location>
3. Photos of in-progress activities. (Depending on what we do.)
Copy: We have a healthy culture of experimentation at Flagrant - and we brought it in full force to RailsConf. Presenting, xxxxx.
NEW: JEN-INSPIRED: Image of various members of the team - can be solo or doubled up.
Copy: We’re setting up a meditative oasis <HERE>. Come chat self-care with Joyce and Amanda!
Copy: We’re creating a contemplative bubble <HERE>. Come chat philosophy (aka fave Dune quotes) with JB!
Copy: We’re making mad libs for the soul <HERE>. Come and tell Jim and Cody the weirdest thing you packed for the conference.
Post conference post ideas (needs discussion):
Graphic promoting our fave talks?
Blog about keeping interactions human at a tech conference?
Retro of our activities?
How to have “presence” at a conference without a booth? Why scrappy still sells?
1. Photos of everyone with their airplane pillows.
Copy: We Rails-ed. We Conf-ed. We’re so thrilled to have sponsored an incredible week of human-ing. Thank you to the organizers, the presenters and the attendees! What was everyone’s favorite #RailsConf moment?
Jim says: We know the organizers by name we should call them out. (@-them, or just mention?)
Virtual Give Away Notes:
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supporting homelessness focused organizations in the area
ideal: BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ & YOUTH serving
solely social media based - start on sunday 5/15
Situation: we are coming into a town, go from airport to hotel to airport and don’t really experience the local city or opportunity to make a positive impact ← SHORT TERM STAY
greater direct impact on local population
rubycares donations in total of x were raised by attendees at the conference
birds of a feather session/lightning talk at the conference to talk about it
talk to speakers & plug during their talks - Jim to share out
get the organization to share/talk about it too
send us assets of logo + photos
organization to partner with (501c3 or tax exempt organization + way to donate online)
no meta charities, focus on local people doing the work ← LONG TERM IMPACT
Notes from Jen re: post ideas
we’re going to be HERE, come chat with ___
feature a different team member
we sponsored! & thank organizer for event
if there was an event/topic all enjoyed, everyone was buzzed about something, call out to it
we’re going to be there, how about you? and tag ppl & hashtags
if ppl respond they won’t be there because $, we can start convo to see if we can offer our 20% off RailsConf discount code
PRE Conference
reaching out/letting people know we’re coming
research who’s going to be there & what talks are happening
Similarly we could schedule a cooking class like experience. Or we could identify a need. (e.g. quality breakfast for vegans is usually hard to source in conference environments although that specifically may not be a problem in Portland).
Portland has a huge (like uncomfortably large) population of people experiencing homelessness. Might there be some action we can lead to help with that situation?
We can and should plan to lead some Birds of a Feather sessions. These are easy ways for us to lead/facilitate conversations and if we plan them in advance we can get word out to folks. It's also a way for us to drive conversations to our strengths.
Tie-in to RubyCentrals goals of community building etc
Interview UserGroups in attendance or represented and publish a Flagrant Guide to Community?
-Telestrations was THE FIRST thing that came to mind (!!!) before even reading this post. It's so easy to set up and dip into and you'll have people stopping by to see what all the giggling is about. If people ask why you're doing it, we can make the connection that the game is its juiciest and most magical when the show and tell part happens. AKA when people are let in on the process. AKA when things are "DELIGHTFULLY REVEALING." 😎
-Otherwise I think A LIVE EXPERIMENT could be really cool. Can we invite people to make The Greatest Rube Goldberg Failure of all time to encourage curiosity, even when it flops? "BUILD SOMETHING USEFUL OUT OF ONLY CONFERENCE SWAG AND PITCH TO US AS AN EXPERIMENT."
-If we go the UX/Interview routes, I think it should be fun. Poll people at the conference on things like, "What's the strangest thing you packed for RailsConf" and do a sort of SURVEY SAYS poll. Winner can receive dinner out and a donation to the local charity of their choice.
Notes from Martin Atkins:
banana, coffee sleeves/water cups, scratch & sniff, strong but not offensive, Flagrant Flagrance.
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