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Zen and the Art of Workflow Development#12NTCZenwk
Alice AguilarChristina RoesslerProgressive Technology Project
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Alice Aguilar, Acting Executive Director
Christina Roessler, Communications & Program Development Director
The Database for Community Organizers
What is this session about?
It won’t be about Data!
• Unpack workflows
• Why workflows are important
• Essential elements of a good workflow• Essential elements of a good workflow
• Case Study
• Take aways
The Big WHY?The Big WHY?
Why use Workflows?
• Visual – makes work obvious, quick
• Help streamline activities and be more
integrated
• ID lacking protocols• ID lacking protocols
• Start with concrete and build up
3 things to know about Workflows
• Starting point is always with goals
• Don’t enter through the data – enter through
understanding the work to understand the
datadata
• Create a visible map: id and distinguish
activities, processes, protocols, decision points
– look for gaps & inefficiencies
What in the heck are we talking about?
Understand the Goals of your Work: Mapping Organizational Workflows
...look for gaps of information
Case Study:
Center for Media JusticeCenter for Media Justice
Lisa Jervis
Workflow Takeaways:
• Start with Goals
• Build up not down
• It’s a participatory exercise
• It’s just an entry point• It’s just an entry point
• Can be done in a very informal way – start
visually!
Evaluate This Session!Each entry is a chance to win an NTEN engraved iPad!
or Online using #12NTCZenwk
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