Hey Everyone,

Trust this will find you well.

So I’m doing a class in NYC this week. Normally I travel across the country giving this class, but I’m really happy that Third World Newsreel & The Hip-Hop Association is giving me an opportunity to do this work here in NY (my hometown).

I’ll be hosting a technOrganzing workshop this Wednesday at the Third World Newsreel/Hip-Hop Association office. It starts at 6:30pm. I’ve attached a pretty good overview, as well as some videos. I go into detail and show examples during the workshop.

There is a small fee in the form of a donation to Third World Newsreel, but it’s very inexpensive. Also, the first 3 people that RSVP, get in for free (actually with a donation made by me on your behalf).

There are only 25 seats. Fast & Parallel MVMT might help you get in the class.

Peace.

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Technorganize = the approach of using technology to organize information and resources.

Next Community Class :: Wednesday - April 30, 2008 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm - RSVP Here.

Watch A Pre-Class Overview :: Watch Here.

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Reason :: Being such a mobile person, I use new technology to give me greater control over how I find, use & share information and resources. I call this effort “technOrganizing.” It was actually named by the honorable George “rithm” Martinez during one of our many trips to Anchorage, Alaska.
From basic to brilliant, I appreciate an ability to be extremely productive. I regularly explore the benefits of using technology to organize information and resources over traditional approaches. Rather than organizing based on “everything has it’s place, so put it there” I subscribe to “decide how you would like everything to be found.”

Inspiration :: There are many pioneers who are normalizing the use of new technology to increase productivity, time management and collaboration. There is an art of getting this knowledge to the masses; TechnOrganizing is that art.
In the spirit of the pioneers who utilized new technology to create art (DJ, Aerosol Artist & Producer), I work to demystify using the new age of Web 2.0 / Office 2.0 online services instead of desktop applications, and detail how storing data online rather than onto one’s desktop or laptop hard drive can help with the overall effectiveness and value of the information being created, stored and/or distributed among their communities.

Trusted System Architects ::

• David Allen, Founder of Getting Things Done
  
• Merlin Mann, Creator of Inbox Zero
  
  
• Ismael Ghalimi, Founder of Office 2.0
  

5 Approaches to TechnOrganizing Success ::

1. Get a top line view of things before going deep [Focus on Strategize & Prioritize - See Top Line Tool]
   
   
2. If it takes >2 mins, do it now. If <2, create an action [GTD].
3. Address what needs to be addressed, and note/reference what doesn’t. [Create Indicators]
4. Write, Search & Work How You Think First, then Adjust [Based on Advanced Keyboard Shortcut, Operators & Tags]
5. Spend 10 minutes exploring Help sections [Look for video tutorials. If not in the application itself, on Youtube.com]
   

Check These ::

• Watch: Getting Things Done (GTD)
• Watch: Inbox Zero
• Read Extreme Productivity Slideshow: Ismael Ghalimi GTD with Office 2.0

Below is a great link from Ismael Ghalimi [LinkedIn], who among the many pioneers, is one of the most inspirational for me. His work on Office 2.0 has incredible implications on access to extreme productivity among many communities. Much of my awareness about these new tools come from reading his blog. He’s so fresh:

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