Coffee Stories by LifebushidoWebsite: www.lifebushido.com/coffeeE-mail: coffee@lifebushido.com

What is Coffee Stories?A collection of stories gathered from a diverse group of people, or crowdsourcedStories of events that occurred while in a coffee shopEvents made a significant impact on the person’s life

Types of StoriesAt the coffee shopReconnected with familyFell in loveStarted a businessClosed a saleMade a new friendHad a brilliant ideaChanged life’s direction

Example Story #1 I met my husband at a coffeehouse. I had just moved over to the US from the UK and knew barely anybody. On the weekends I would walk over to the local coffee shop and sit outside watching the world go by with a cup of coffee and a book. One Saturday I was being hit on by an annoying idiot when my husband saved the day. After hearing my accent he asked if I had heard of a town called Helston in Cornwall, UK, which happened to be his last name. The conversation continued and four years later we are happily married!

Example Story #2 I learned to play the board game Risk at a coffeehouse near where I live. Sounds odd, learning something like that while at a coffeehouse, the atmosphere doesn't really fit. It was a long game, but I don't think the owners cared since we kept ordering more coffee. Overall it was a fun experience, I learned a new game and got to play it with people I did and didn't know, so I also made a few new friends. Now we play whenever we've got a good group of people together and have nothing better to do.

Final ProductsStories will be compiled into a bookFree e-books for downloadCoordinating website will be availableOther creative, business microventures

Making this Project PossibleSince 2006, Lifebushido has posted Human Intelligence Tasks, called HITS to the Amazon Turks websiteA global workforce, Amazon mechanical turk members, complete tasks for a small fee

Making this Project PossiblePossible tasks includeDesigning flyersProducing short filmsAssembling power pointsProviding feedbackSharing coffee stories

Marketing the ProjectPost adsPass out flyersE-mail previews of coffee storiesPost a facebook pageLink lifebushido website to other webpagesWord of mouth

Getting InvolvedSign-up for free e-mail updatesVisit site regularly to look for updatesProvide feedback on a regular basisConnect with the leaders of Coffee StoriesContribute your own coffee stories

How can you help?Make an Amazon Turks AccountMake flyersProduce short films on Coffee StoriesAssemble Powerpoints about Coffee StoriesProvide original ideasShare your coffee stories

Further InformationWebsite: www.lifebushido.com/coffeeE-mail: coffee@lifebushido.comhttp://turkshido.wikispaces.com/

Website: www.lifebushido.com/coffee

E-mail: coffee@lifebushido.com

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