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San Diego Mayor to crowdsource public policy
The mayor of San Diego is seeking public input on new policies for the city, beginning with budget suggestions on how the city can address the current economic crises. The Mayor’s website states that “each of your suggestions will … Continue reading
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Why should Congressmen tap lobbyists and consultants when they can tap the power of the crowd?
Why should Congressman tap lobbyists and consultants when they can tap the power of the crowd? Particularly in State legislatures, there are so many issues and specialty areas, how can state legislators possibly be educated enough on very specific bills … Continue reading
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crowdsourcing policy and the national agenda for conservatives: Rebuildtheparty.com
While Obama’s followers now have the opportunity to influence policy using new, citizen-driven agendas at sites that aim to crowdsource policy and increase citizen participation in governance, conservatives now have the same opportunity with the launch of Rebuildtheparty.com. Rebuildtheparty applies … Continue reading
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Canadian website to crowdsource community change
ChangeEverything.ca is an online community where people in Vancouver can find information, tools and connections to inspire and support change in their own lives, their communities and the world. ChangeEverything.ca inspires a grassroots approach for changing your local community. Members … Continue reading
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Why the wisdom of the crowd is driving the future business
Jeff Howe, author of Crowdsourcing, describes how the wisdom of the crowd is driving the future of business. We think the same paradigm applies to the future of political advocacy.
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Armchair Revolutionary developing apps for crowdsourcing social change
Armchair Revolutionary develops software and related technologies for crowdsourcing, task management, and information management related to social change. The first app, Armrev1.0, will be launching Fall 2008. Still in private Beta, no one is sure exactly how the process works. … Continue reading
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Is Obama crowdsourcing policy agenda with Change.gov?
While there is not much to the site yet, Obama’s launching of Change.gov does more than just keep the public notified of the transition period, it embraces the public’s ideas and shows a continuing commitment to interact with the American … Continue reading
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Crowd-powered Dog Park in New Orleans takes shape
A group of residents in Brooadmoor have worked hard through two years of planning to collectively develop a plan for their own neighborhood dog park, collaborated with the neighborhood organizations, gathered the necessary resources, and are now working with the … Continue reading
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Brooklyn Community tries crowd-curated museum
The Brooklyn museum hosted a crowd-powered event in July – August 2008 called Click! Click! asked its community for art, hosted an online forum for commenting and critquing, and then ended in an open exhibition at the museum: Click! is … Continue reading
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New site allows public markup of congressional bills
Publicmarkup.org is a place to post a bill, to solicit public comment, and suggest edits to the substance of the legislation. “PublicMarkup.org, an ongoing experiment in preparing legislation more inclusively by opening bills to online, public review. PublicMarkup.org gives you the … Continue reading →
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