I’ve been working on some single page info sheets that explain ALC and some of our tools. Over the past several months these pages have grown into a nice little package. I’ve just given them a design pass to spruce them up a bit based on the work I’ve been doing developing the ALC Style …
I’m lazy. Talk to anyone who programs and they will tell you the same (or they will lie to you). Programming is the art of lazy people who want to not do things over and over. I look at almost every task I do on the computer and think “could I automate this?” because: lazy. …
The ALC Network website offers users a few theme options, the primary one which most ALC sites use is the “ALC Make Child” theme based off Theme Foundry’s wonderful theme Make (which is impossible to google). I’ve added and am currently testing a new function in the theme, sticky navigation! This actually isn’t a new feature, …
This tool is used at the start of each week to determine the offerings, trips, or group activities that are available to the community. I redesigned the ALC Oahu Set the Week board using recycled wood and whiteboard paint. Click to learn more about Set the Week and see examples from around the network.
The ALC Oahu Staff Kanban was upgraded with the introduction of intention setting and reflection rituals. By formatting the board to work on a monthly, weekly, and daily cycle. This way staff could better visualize what what was happening, when it was expected to be complete, and what work was coming up.
The CMB is used during the Change Up meeting which is held each week at ALC Oahu. In an effort to make the agreements around community practices available to everyone at any time we decided to digitize the CMB using Trello.com. Click to learn more about how we made a physical board work online.
I’ve updated my diagram of the ALC Network membrane (see v0.1 here) in two major ways. I’ve simplified it, practicing design through subtraction, and I’ve changed how I related to it. Initially I thought of the ALC Network membrane as the center of a flower with each ALC acting as a pedal. I am now …
We have about 400 entries in our Starter Kit download database. We offer our Starter Kit for free in exchange for email and optional location information from downloaders. Now that we are starting to hold training events (like the one coming up in Portland) it’s becoming useful to find Starter Kit downloaders who are near certain …
I’m happy to announce version 0.1 of the ALC Tuition Sliding Scale Plugin. This plugin, adapted from code written by ALC NYC parent @geva, allows anyone to place a sliding scale on their website! Here’s a working example: How it works You can add a slider into any section of your site using the WordPress shortcode: …
For community agreements involving only the staff ALC Oahu created a staff Community Mastery Board. It is useful for determining community norms, building agreement around which tools to use, and a way to support interpersonal boundaries and growth. Due to ALC Oahu staff often working remotely it was decided to digitize the CMB. Click to learn more about that process.