Cohorts

We have several cohorts going through Open Leadership Training this round: The online group is split into Cohort A, Cohort B, and Cohort C. The online cohorts will go through the trainings during online cohort meetings. The Boston Cohort went through the trainings at an in-person Working Open Workshop (WOW) in Boston.

Online

Cohort A

Meeting time: Tuesdays at 12pm ET

Cohort B

Meeting time: Tuesdays at 6pm ET

Cohort C

Meeting time: Wednesdays at 10am ET

Schedule

We’ll be meeting online each week at three different times - one for each cohort.

Week Meeting Modules
Week 0
Sept 12/13
(1.5 hours) Full cohort: Meet everyone! Online real-time training. what is open, about mozilla, project planning basics
Week 1
Sept 19/20
(30 min) Get to know your mentor, start thinking about 12 week goals for your project  
Week 2
Sept 26/27
(1.5 hours) Full cohort: Online real-time training. Project communication & community building
Week 3
Oct 3/4
(30 min) 1:1 with your mentor: review goals & progress, bring in topic expert if needed.  
Week 4
Oct 10/11
(1 hour) Full cohort: Demos
(1 hour) (optional) GitHub 101
Share your progress & ask for help!
(optional) Introduction to GitHub as a collaboration tool
Week 5
Oct 17/18
(30 min) 1:1 with your mentor: review goals & progress, bring in topic expert if needed.  
Week 6
Oct 24/25
(1.5 hours) Full cohort: Running Awesome Events MozFest! (Oct 27-29)
Week 7
Oct 31 / Nov 1
(30 min) 1:1 with your mentor: review goals & progress, bring in topic expert if needed.  
Week 8
Nov 7/8
(1 hour) Full cohort: Demos Share your progress & ask for help
Week 9
Nov 14/15
(30 min) 1:1 with your mentor: review goals & progress, bring in topic expert if needed.  
Week 10
Nov 21/22
(1.5 hours) Full Cohort: Community Building 2.0  
Week 11
Nov 28/29
(30 min) 1:1 with your mentor: celebrate & debrief.  
Week 12
Dec 5/6
(1 hour) Full cohort: Final Demos  

Boston Cohort

This Cohort is run in partnership with Mozilla Science, featuring only Science projects. All the demo calls will be happening together with the Online Cohort.

Date Events
August 3-4 (2 days) Working Open Workshop in Boston, MA
mid-Aug - mid-Nov (30 min x 6-8) ongoing 1:1 mentorship meetings every two weeks with your mentor
September (dates TBA) (1 hour) demo your progress & get help [online call with cohort]
October (dates TBA) (1 hour) demo your progress & get help [online call with cohort]
Oct 27-29 (3 days) Mozilla Festival + Satellite event in Boston
November (dates TBA) (1 hour) demo your progress & get help [online call with cohort]

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