User:Jacob.Walker/Blog/2026-01-17 50th Birthday Party Plan

Jacob's 50th Birthday Party is not only a party, but a reflection of Jacob's life, and his continual striving to get more effect for the effort , with what Jim Collins calls "the genius of the AND". Specifically, Jacob's first half century of consciousness has had one continual theme: Rethinking Education. And, so here is the evolving plan about the logistics of the party, to have it be both enjoyable AND support Jacob's lifelong work:

Pacific Time (PST)	GMT / UTC (24hr)	Segment	In-Person Activities	Online Activities	Media
10AM–12PM		Setup	Move current chairs to the walls		🎶 Jacob's 50th Setup for Greatness 🙌
12:00–12:30 PM	19:00–20:20		Get Manning Hall Tables/Chairs	Tech Setup
12:30–1:00 PM	20:30–21:00	Early Arrivals / Helpers	Greeters share program & info	Discord help & Info by Greeter	🎶 Jacob's 50th Years Passing Playlist 🥂
1:00–1:15 PM	21:00–21:15	Arrival & Settling In	Potluck setup, go to table
1:15–1:30 PM	21:15–21:30	Jacob Welcome's Everyone	Focus on the stage from table	Go to "stage"	Slide show?
1:30–1:45 PM	21:30–21:45	First Guided Conversation: Starter to ReThink Education	Get food & table introductions	Go to "table", intro & convo	🎶 Jacob's 50th ReThink 🤯
1:45–2:30 PM	21:45–22:30		Guided conversation & eating
2:30–3:00 PM	22:30–23:00	Jacob Talks Cake + "Yes And"	Focus on the stage from table	Go to "stage"
3:00–3:45 PM	23:00–23:45	Second Guided Conversation: "Yes And" Improv(e)	Guided conversation & eating cake	Back to "table"	🎶 Jacob's 50th Yes And 🙂‍↕️🙵
3:45–4:00 PM	23:45–00:00	Appreciation & Action	Jacob is on stage with closing	Go to "stage"	🎶 Jacob's 50th Go Out and Do It! 🦸‍♂️
4:00–4:30 PM		After-Event Mingling	People can mingle as desired	Mingle as desired
4:30–5:00 PM		Cleanup	Reverse Setup Process	Get Recordings

At Tables: First Facilitated Conversation

In person, people will still be getting food, as they are coming to the tables.

Conversation: Starter to ReThink Education

Team

Table Facilitators (Formerly known as Table Leads)

• Demeaned to Dignity: In-Person: Karen Schindler?, Online: Ash Rahman
• Digitools for Developing Economies: In-Person: Jerry Yamashita?, Online: Gibran R. Nameer
• Family Enterprise Education: In-Person: Aimee Walker, Online: Manny Casillas
• Actually Useful AI: In-Person: David Steele?, Online: Tom-Chris?
• Master Educator: In-Person: Alice Jacobs, Online: Doreen Myrie?
• Master Mentor: In-Person: Araceli Perez, Online: Abubakar Sarty
• Competency Cubes: In-Person: Dave Werkely?, Online: Olga Evans
• GPTeachers: In-Person: Corbin Crutchley, Online: Carrie Casillas
• Pay-It-Forward Scholarships: In-Person: Rick Reich, Online: Derrick Kudzordzi

Co-Facilitation Setup

The role of the table facilitator has little to do with knowing the topic of the table, and most to do with pulling people out of their shells.

Laptop

The in-person facilitator will have a laptop with them so they can also be at the online table with the online facilitator. Since many of the online coordinators are from locations that have flaky infrastructure of electricity and Internet, the in-person facilitator may need to help online in case something goes wrong. We also will have an extra person at the online table if we can, who is a bit familiar with the topic, so they can help, in case problems happen.

Facilitated Conversation

Conversation Facilitator ask one at time (don't do all questions at once, we want to go around quickly for each one)

1. Who are you? and...
2. What is one thing you want us to know about you? (The first 2 questions are asked at one time, since the first answer is short)
3. How do you know Jacob?
4. What is the most valuable thing you learned in school, college, or training?
5. What was the most useless thing you learned in school, college, or training?
6. What is the most valuable thing you learned outside of formal education?
7. If there was one thing you could have everyone in the world learn, what would it be?

From Stage: Jacob Talks Cake + "Yes And"

• 📽️ Karen Tilstra's Yes And TEDx 1.25x speed, 15 minutes
• 📽️ Improv: "Yes, and" Marketing Brainstorm Exercise 1x, 3 minutes
• https://youtube.com/shorts/il48SeduYOY?si=bt8jBwny3yRz0oyK

Cake

Team

• TBD
• TBD

At Tables: Second Facilitated Conversation

"Yes And" Improv(e)

Team

Same Conversation Facilitators from first facilitated conversation

Topic Cards

Demeaned to Dignity

We are building the Demeaned to Dignity program to educate Rohingya girls stuck in the equivalent of internment camps, where they can learn digital skills to sell services world-wide instead of selling their bodies because they have no other options.

Lets have them use smartphones for this...

Digitools for Developing Economies

We are building the Digitools for Developing Economies program using the gummy vitamin method to have individuals in developing economies get low-cost use of commercial software in exchange for learning Global SchoolONE's curriculum for high school completion.

Lets...

Family Enterprise Education

We are building the Family Enterprise Education program where parents teach their children and others their profession, much like humanity has done this through history.

Lets have learning include...

Actually Useful AI

We are training individuals and businesses Actually Useful AI, where AI empowers them, by understanding its strengths and pitfalls.

Lets...

Activity

1. Lead Asks the table: "When you hear the term ___ what is the image you get in your head?"
2. Lead gives everyone an actual description of the concept, and reads it aloud
3. Lead asks for someone to play devil's advocate and share a hurdle that would make it not work.
4. Then the table goes around with a solution brainstorm in a "yes, and..." manner.

Cleanup

In-Person

Team

• Jerry Walker - Team Lead
• Jacob Walker
• Kristen Walker
• Taha Walker
• Riley Walker
• Dwayne Partridge?
• Others who volunteer