Start a Workshop, Change the World

If you know Rails and have the interest and energy to make it happen, you can create a workshop near where you live. It can be as small as 15 people in a conference room and still have a significant positive impact not only for the attendees, but also for the community where you live and the wider open source community.

• A brief history of the Railsbridge Open Workshop Project – why do this? – how it started – what’s changed?

• The must haves – An ecosystem (or a plan to create one) – A core team or leader

• Better curriculum through iteration and collaboration – what we teach – how it changes – how to contribute

• The Workshop Recipe – the nuts and bolts of running an Open Workshop

• Why it works – A few thoughts on how this approach can be (and is being) used for other topics and communities.