IxDF Handbook
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Lessons in This Course
- Each week, one lesson becomes available.
- There’s no time limit to finish a course. Lessons have no deadlines.
- Estimated learning time: 42 hours 50 mins spread over 11 weeks .
Lesson 0: Welcome to The IxDF
To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 9 hours 42 mins.
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0.1: Welcome and Introduction 🎉 (54 mins)
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0.2: IxDF Onboarding Timeline and Support (42 mins)
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0.3: An Extraordinary Mission Requires an Extraordinary Culture (1 hour 38 mins)
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0.4: Why Was the IxDF Founded and How Did It Grow into Its Present Form? (1 hour 6 mins)
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0.5: Mission and Vision of the IxDF (43 mins)
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0.6: IxDF Culture Quick Guide (2 hours 25 mins)
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0.7: Get Familiar with Our Background and Jargon (1 hour 29 mins)
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0.8: Have a Donut! 🍩 (48 mins)
Lesson 1: Remote Office Onboarding
To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 10 hours 19 mins.
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1.1: Key Technical Onboarding (6 mins)
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1.2: Learn About LastPass and 2FA (27 mins)
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1.3: Become a Dropbox Power-User (38 mins)
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1.4: Learn to Use Slack the IxDF Way (1 hour 58 mins)
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1.5: How to Book Meetings and Hold Video Calls (26 mins)
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1.6: How to Post Daily Updates – And Why They’re So Important (53 mins)
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1.7: Slack Best Practices to Use Every Day (1 hour 33 mins)
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1.8: Embrace the Power of a Results-Driven Documentation Approach (2 hours 52 mins)
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1.9: Email Etiquette Rules and Best Practices (22 mins)
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1.10: Understand How to Handle Finance-Related Tasks (22 mins)
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1.11: IxDF Policies - Vacation/Time Off Policy (23 mins)
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1.12: IxDF Policies - Policy on Pay (21 mins)
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1.13: IxDF Policies - IT Equipment Policy (1 min)
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1.14: Our Core Values and Practices as a Team (3 mins)
Lesson 2: Understand IxDF’s Visitors and Members and How We Help Them
To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 4 hours 11 mins.
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2.1: Who are the IxDF’s Visitors and Members? (1 hour 31 mins)
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2.2: Why Do Our Users Need and Want Our Services? (1 hour 45 mins)
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2.3: How We Embody IxDF’s Values and Proposition in Our Daily Work (56 mins)
Lesson 3: Learn More About IxDF People & Structure
To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 6 hours 35 mins.
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3.1: The IxDF Organization Structure (41 mins)
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3.2: How Roles Map onto the IxDF Organizational Structure (17 mins)
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3.3: Level 3: Team Member (a “Leader-of-One”) (1 hour 14 mins)
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3.4: Level 2: Senior Team Member (59 mins)
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3.5: Level 1: Unicorn (1 hour 29 mins)
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3.6: Delivering Impact - Our Performance Management and Objective Setting Program (2 mins)
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3.7: What Does It Mean to Be a Unicorn (1 hour 55 mins)
Lesson 4: IxDF Product Offerings
To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 2 hours 38 mins.
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4.1: Get Familiar With the IxDF Platform (37 mins)
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4.2: Get Familiar with our Course Structure (37 mins)
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4.3: Read All IxDF Course Descriptions (48 mins)
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4.4: Learn How to Test the IxDF Platform (38 mins)
Lesson 5: Ongoingboarding: How to Ensure Sustainable Success
To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 4 hours 58 mins.
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5.1: How to Separate Work and Private Life (1 hour 10 mins)
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5.2: How to Cut Down on Distractions (14 mins)
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5.3: How to Stay Focused When You Get Bored (1 hour 18 mins)
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5.4: The Art of Communication in a Remote Organization (1 hour 19 mins)
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5.5: How to Achieve Excellence in Execution (1 hour 0 mins)
Lesson 6: Level-Up Onboarding
To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 4 hours 27 mins.
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6.1: Develop the Mindset of an Athlete (1 hour 26 mins)
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6.2: How to Fire the World’s Worst Boss (22 mins)
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6.3: How to Shape Your Freedom (1 hour 22 mins)
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6.4: How to Get into the Flow of Work and Enjoy It (1 hour 18 mins)
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6.5: Use Listary to access your files super-fast (1 min)
How It Works
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Control your learning.
Lessons are self-paced so you’ll never be late for class or miss a deadline. Learning and life, hand in hand.
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