WHY A ROOM
An idea stays an idea when nothing is due.
Your day job has something due every week. Your idea doesn't.
Here, something is due every Thursday, and it can be small: one thing, shown to a room that asks how it went.
WHO BRINGS WHAT
An idea, no code.
You know your field's problem better than a developer who has never worked in it. Bring it and start the first version.
Code, no idea.
Years in the field and a new tool you haven't tried? Try it here, where a rough first version is the demo.
A plan, no date.
Plans don't count here. A ship is something a real person used this week.
If you think you're not technical enough to come, that's exactly who it's for.
Everyone builds their own thing. Pairing is for getting unstuck, not for doing someone else's build.
HOW THE HOUR WORKS
One hour. Two halves. One card.
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6:00 Demos.
Two minutes each. Show what you finished this week, or what broke. No slides.
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6:25 Pairs.
You're matched with someone to get unstuck on what didn't ship. Bring the real thing, not a practice problem.
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6:50 Report back.
One sentence per pair: unstuck or not, and what's next.
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6:57 The card.
Write one thing you'll finish by next Thursday. Out by 7.
SHIP THURSDAY
By Thursday {date}, I will ship:
{first name}
FILL IN AFTER THURSDAY
Shipped — someone used it
It broke — that's the demo
What unblocked me:
OK to show my first name on the web page
WHAT COUNTS
What counts as a ship
A ship is anything someone used in real work this week:
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Anything
A tool, a template, a page, or a spreadsheet that now does the work.
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Someone used
You, a coworker or a client.
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In real work
Bring something for your work: a tool that saves you an hour, a page that gets a reply, a spreadsheet that sends the invoice.
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This week
A broken first version is a valid demo. You don't have to prepare.
Learning something new? Put it on your card.
THE WALL
Every Thursday ends with cards on the wall.
QUESTIONS
- What does Ship Thursday cost?
Nothing.
- Do I sign up?
No.
Just come.
- Do I need to be technical?
No.
A spreadsheet that now does the work counts.
- Can I come as a guest?
Yes.
You don't need to be a Kiln member.
- First time?
Get there at 5:55 and say so. Bring the thing you're working on and you'll pair tonight. Or just watch, and write your first card at the end.
- Will anyone pitch me?
Not in the hour.
A demo shows what you made. It doesn't ask the room for anything.
Next Thursday:
One hour on Thursday. Bring one small thing.
6:00 to 7:00 pm, Kiln Lehi, 2701 N Thanksgiving Way, Lehi. Free covered parking.
Add every Thursday to your calendar (.ics)Questions? Justin Rich, justin@hackerpug.com
- NEXT Nov 5
- Nov 12
- Nov 19
- Dec 3
- Dec 10
- Dec 17
Six Thursdays this fall: Nov 5 to Dec 17, skipping Nov 26.
No sign-up. Just come.