§ The interview is complete. The atelier is open.
Your reply has been read by an editor and your atelier has been composed. Below is the work of the next twelve weeks — your boards, your cohort, the rooms that have been opened in your name, and a small reading list to begin from.
There is no rush. The first room does not begin until next Monday 13 May, 10:00 CET. Until then, you might walk the boards, read one of the working papers, and reply to the welcome thread.
You don’t need to do all of these today. The atelier is patient. The first three take less than half an hour; the fourth is the beginning of your season.
Your editor has routed you to three boards for the spring; the remaining three are open by request once you’ve filed your first field note. Move freely.
Selected by your editor based on your interview. Two short field notes, one long working paper, one essay from the Reader — about two hours of reading if you take them seriously.
The piece your editor mentioned in the interview. We argue that the dominant SaaS framing — software as a task-completer — fails to support the long, recursive work of careful inquiry. We offer the “board” as an alternative unit of design, and trace six instances of the form.
A short report from the first Moderasys cohort. Worth reading before your first chat-board session: the conventions described here are the ones your room will use.
A technical note on the wire format that powers the avatar board. Only read this if you’re curious about how presence is actually streamed — it is not required for use.
A reflective essay on what changes when a kanban runs not for two weeks but for six seasons. The reading you may enjoy most. Pair it with a coffee.
You don’t need an appointment. Drop in, listen, leave when you like. Office hours are the simplest way to meet your cohort before the first formal session.
A live, hour-long session on the avatar board. Your editor is present, plus two members of the spring cohort. Bring a question or simply your face — both are welcome.
Add to calendar →Thank you for taking the time of the interview. The thing that moved us most in your reply was not the project itself but the way you described its weather — the kind of attention it asks of you. That’s the work we hope the atelier can hold.
For the first two weeks, do less than you think you should. Read one of the four pieces above. Reply, briefly, to the welcome thread. Show up to one office hour. If you can’t make it, we’ll be there the next Thursday, and the one after that.
The boards will wait. That is what they’re for.
— A. Kerr
Editor-in-residence · sustainer.ai