S1: E12 - COVID-19 Response Template - "A new way of thinking." - Chris Dancy, David Peterson, and Armel Beaudry

CodeLess: A Narrative on Visual Development (NoCode)

In this episode, we dive into how makers are utilizing NoCode to help their neighborhoods respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris Dancy is known to many as “the Most Connected Man on Earth." However, this Houston, Texas maker is using NoCode to bring calm in the midst of chaos. He has used a NoCode stack comprising of Airtable, Zapier, and Nextdoor to build the COVID-19 Neighborhood Volunteer and Support System.

Chris has built the tool as a template to help his neighborhood as well as anyone trying to develop a localized response to the pandemic. Right now, you can actually copy and customize this template to suit your specific needs.

We also have David Peterson from Airtable's London office, as well as Armel Beaudry from Trebble.FM. We discuss the impact of COVID-19; Chris' Habit Store for thriving in an environment of information overload; and using technology to become the best versions of ourselves.

This episode was recorded about a week before the US government approved a $2 Trillion Stimulus Package to combat COVID-19. We also have video of this session, which we are to make available on our YouTube channel, so you can watch Chris' demo.

Airtable Resources

• Airtable support for COVID-19 humanitarian groups - Airtable is making Airtable Pro available for free to any non-political humanitarian group that is working on COVID-19 relief efforts.
• Project Showcase: Compiled resources/projects using Airtable to make a difference in local communities.
• Airtable wants to promote your COVID-19 build. If you run an Airtable supported project/business and have been hit hard by COVID-19, send an email to [email protected].

Hot Takes

• 3:52 - Chris' Origin story.
• 5:49 - The COVID-19 Neighborhood Volunteer and Support System.
• 10:29 - David Peterson from Airtable.
• 17:52 - Armel Beaudry from Trebble.FM
• 19:43 - Impacts of COVID-19 - Personal and Professional.
• 25:08 - Doing the right thing.
• 31:42 - NoCode Opportunities.
• 47:15 - The Social Distancing Book Club.
• 54:58 - Summary and Predictions.

Music Credits

• Stephskillie - https://www.looperman.com/tracks?mid=Stephskillie
• RMarc1313 - https://www.looperman.com/tracks?mid=RMarc1313
  • Prod. nocredit - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEmMHfBN2NDsiEteozFVgYQ

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