ChangeCampTO Feb.16, 2010

Connecting Torontonians to each other & their civic passions Mark Kuznicki @remarkk http://changecamp.ca

DESIGNING A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TOOLKIT

Toronto: January, 2009 Ottawa: May, 2009 Vancouver: June, 2009 Edmonton: October, 2009 Halifax: December, 2009

ChangeCampTO 2009 140 participants 60 face-to-face conversations #1 Trending topic on Twitter 100 wiki pages of notes 450 Flickr photos 40 YouTube videos 96 blog posts 6 major media stories http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/14769149@N08/3227605880/

Two goals: 1. help governments become more open, transparent, participatory, innovative, efﬁcient and effective 2. help citizens become more connected to each other around their civic passions in the place they call home

Rise of the Citizen Hero http://ﬂickr.com/photos/karla_k/2776839587/

Everyday Heros are Everywhere Millions of people are connecting Revealing a collective intelligence Citizenship and responsibility http://ﬂickr.com/photos/wengistein/472176875/

Our Inspirations Clay Shirky Peter Block http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/poptech2006/2968666087/ http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article.aspx?id=34636

“The essential challenge is to transform the isolation and self- interest within our communities into connectedness and caring for the whole.” - Peter Block

“We are living in the middle of the largest increase in expressive capability in the history of the human race.” - Clay Shirky

Personality Politics & Comment Threads

Outrage over Insight

Imagine Another Possibility

Change Kits Face-to-Face and Online

How We Gather How We Dialogue (ChangeCamp, ChangeCafe) (face-to-face & social media) Change Kits How We Create Value How We Inspire & Enable (ChangeLab) (Community Leadership)

How do we use the weeks leading into the 2010 municipal election as a catalyst for Torontonians to actively shape their desired future, one meaningful conversation at a time?

Assemble a Toolkit

A Community of Community Organizers

Engage & Connect Partners Centre for Social Innovation U of T Cities Centre Toronto Public Library More... Maytree Foundation Framework Foundation United Way Toronto Community Housing Toronto Workforce Innovation Group Neighbourhood Associations Business Improvement Areas Toronto City Summit Alliance

My name is Mark Kuznicki, and I’m here to invite you.

What declaration of possibility can you make that would transform this initiative and inspire you?

What can we create together that we cannot create alone?

Moving into Breakout Tables (1-30)

What gifts do you bring to this gathering? (5 minutes total)

How valuable an experience do you plan this to be? (5 minutes total)

Read Your Design Brief and Complete the Assignment (55 minutes)

Play the Devil’s Advocate Role (15 minutes)

1 Person Stays, Others move to next table

90 seconds report on video

25 minutes marketplace

DESIGNING A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TOOLKIT

Closing assembly

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ChangeCampTO Feb.16, 2010

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