First projects team session

Before the session

Read Days 41, 43 and 44 (about five minutes each), or Module 5 on the cheat sheet.

The 30 minutes

1. 0–5 minOpen

   Quick round: the most annoying small chore in your week, in a few words.

2. 5–15 minDiscuss three days
   • Day 41: Build something you’ll actually use.Which of our ideas pass the five-yes test, and which are built for imaginary users?
   • Day 43: Solve your own annoying task.Which repetitive chores in our week could a small personal tool take off our hands?
   • Day 44: Let it do the Monday spreadsheet.When a script gives us numbers, what known-good version do we check them against?
3. 15–25 minExercise: Five-yes test

   Each person puts one tool idea on the board. Score each against the five questions from Day 41. Anything under four yeses gets shrunk until it passes, or parked.

4. 25–30 minAction for the week

   Each person builds the tool that passed, uses it on one real task, and notes one thing it got right and one it got wrong.

   Agree the team rule: “Useful to one person beats impressive to nobody.”