Coffee Stories by Lifebushido
Website: www.lifebushido.com/coffee
E-mail: coffee@lifebushido.com

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

Types of Stories
 At the coffee shop
◦ Reconnected with
family
◦ Fell in love
◦ Started a business
◦ Closed a sale
◦ Made a new friend
◦ Had a brilliant idea
◦ Changed 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 Products
 Stories will be
compiled into a book
 Free e-books for
download
 Coordinating website
will be available
 Other creative,
business
microventures

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

Making this Project Possible
 Possible tasks include
◦ Designing flyers
◦ Producing short films
◦ Assembling power
points
◦ Providing feedback
◦ Sharing coffee stories

Marketing the Project
 Post ads
 Pass out flyers
 E-mail previews of
coffee stories
 Post a facebook page
 Link lifebushido
website to other
webpages
 Word of mouth

Getting Involved
 Sign-up for free e-mail
updates
 Visit site regularly to
look for updates
 Provide feedback on a
regular basis
 Connect with the
leaders of Coffee
Stories
 Contribute your own
coffee stories

How can you help?
 Make an Amazon
Turks Account
◦ Make flyers
◦ Produce short films on
Coffee Stories
◦ Assemble Powerpoints
about Coffee Stories
◦ Provide original ideas
◦ Share your coffee
stories

Further Information
 Website:
www.lifebushido.com/coffee
 E-mail: coffee@lifebushido.com
 http://turkshido.wikispaces.com/