Guide & resources for breakout group leaders

[derekeder]

Describe the initiative

Create a guide and list of resources for new breakout group leaders with strategies & tips on how to run a successful volunteer-based breakout group.

Initiative leaders

Cameron Sow, @AcademyInPeril, @stevevance @matiaskitty

Relevant Links

• Breakout Consulting Group - Results and Findings by @stevevance @matiaskitty
• Breakout Groups: What You Need To Know by @AcademyInPeril

[easherma]

Some other relevant links/examples that came to mind:
https://github.com/chihacknight/doc-squad <- a different but related effort around documentations that could be resurrected
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19bN5RWK5nQTpz0mHUViHrzHiommBUAMSztwNRzUcxYo/edit#heading=h.v3vvoe3g4dep <- Brigade playbook from Code for America

[SorenSpicknall]

We could also gather some related docs from specific brigades which are close to CHN in size. Perhaps @GovInTrenches would have some suggestions.

[derekeder]

We have a lot of videos of presentations from our breakout groups. Collecting them here.

Main stage presentations from breakout groups:

• Yonatan Kogan, ICIRR App: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjwX5YJTun4
• Joel Inwood, The Chicago Nursing Home Report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAS4vBhTO6o
• Claire Micklin, My Building Doesn't Recycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWUQyahTt5w
• Steve Luker & Adam Hecktman, Chi Safe Path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWkRY9FZQM4

Lightning talks:

• Joseph Smalzer, Access to Justice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlvU7gbU_go
• Claire Micklin, My Building Doesn't Recycle, the Final Frontier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnu-3J8xKiI
• Claire Micklin, My Building Doesn't Recycle, the Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooSZv7_2SrI
• Rebecca Jones, Predicting E. Coli Exceedences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9UPmQFACEA
• Ben Galewski, The Pension Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYykJsGGO1Q

[stevevance]

Breakout groups:

• Personalized Bike Routing (PBR)

Is there a video of Slow Roll Chicago/Bike Equity?

[derekeder]

Nice! Missed that one.

Slow Roll was before we hired Scrappers to do our videos. It's on the Smart Chicago channel, along with some others:

• Slow Roll at OpenGov Hack Night
• Highlights Modeling Pension Reform at OpenGov Hack Night
• Building Schoolcuts.org, Pt 1: Problem
• Building Schoolcuts.org, Pt 2: Opportunity
• Building Schoolcuts.org, Pt 3: Solutions & Challenges
• mRelief

[derekeder]

Justice Mapping Project - Chi Hack Night presentation