Work Group Recap: January 12th Session
We held our first work group of 2026 on Monday, January 12th. Attendance was light with just 3 of us, we need to do better here. That said, we made good progress on several fronts.
Snowflake Roles
We discussed the project management, technical lead, and growth roles based on @drgoemon’s snowflake roles framework Circles Improvement Proposal #1: Roles + Snowflake Model. No firm commitments yet, I want to open this up to a wider audience before we lock anything in. If you’re interested in stepping into one of these roles please reach out.
Coordination App (formerly ZK Nextdoor)
We’re moving away from the “ZK Nextdoor” framing. The more we dig into this, the more it feels like a coordination app rather than a neighborhood gossip platform. We locked in the basic FURPS requirements, I will follow up with the FURPS once I edit them a bit.
One thing we’re still thinking about: we’re not super comfortable with the “reporting on neighbors” angle. Want this to feel like a tool for community coordination, not surveillance tech.
PM Process
We reviewed the Circles PM requirements doc https://docs.fileverse.io/0xebb75230dac435e5f8c4faaebe80e3eea910230d/5#key=WYVZmH0FUoz827a0G-kjQP9zS1xepxvMgulMOWFM6X0zOo4sElw7BG7eoEdVHugf.
What’s Next
I’ll follow up with a separate post on exact dates, but the rough plan for winter 2026:
- Networking event in early February
- Work group session to follow
In the meantime, we push forward on the Coordination App.