The document discusses Daniel X. O'Neil's talk on the importance of mobile technology and achieving a state of "flow" in urban environments. O'Neil talks about how mobile experiences need to fully immerse users in a state of energized focus. He also discusses how integrating different apps and services can help users achieve flow. Finally, O'Neil presents several projects and initiatives in Chicago that aim to better connect residents to information, services, and each other through open technology and mobile apps.

1. The Importance of Mobile in
Urban Flow
Daniel X. O’Neil
@danxoneil
Mobile Development Day
February 5, 2013 1

2. Let’s talk.
• Me + Smart Chicago
Collaborative
• The concept of flow
• The urban environment
• Do apps flow?
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3. Technology
Open
Everyone
Chicago
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4. Flow
• The state of being fully
immersed in a feeling of
energized focus
• Complete absorption
• We’ve all felt this way
• It’s awesome
• Mobile experiences
need to be more like
this
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5. Flow means now
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6. Flow requires integration
• Mail
• Calendar
• Search
• Location history
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7. Flow is important in density
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8. Integration requires Information
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9. Privacy and Accountability
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10. 15,000 people in Cahokia in 1250
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11. The Lessons of Cahokia
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12. Workflow in my own work
• The state of being fully
immersed in a feeling of
energized focus
• Complete absortpion
• We’ve all felt this way
• It’s awesome
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13. Code For America - Open 311
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14. WeConnectChicago.com
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15. Casual metrics reporting
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16. Smart Health Centers
• Health IT Navigators placed
in clinic
• Help people connect to
their own medical records
and reliable information on
about their conditions on
the Web
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17. Connect Chicago
• Bus, rail, and kiosk ad
campaign that begins on
November 5
• Website at
weconnectchicago.org
• Key message: There are more
than 250 places in Chicago
where you can use a computer
for free. Find one today.
• The providers at these 250+
locations have no central
source of coordination. We can
help provide that.
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18. Digital Skills Initiative
• Specialized, custom training in
25 locations across five City
departments
• Includes an open source
Learning Management System
and 15 license-free courses
covering LibreOffice
• This open system forms a
software and courseware basis
for a citywide community of
learning
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19. Chicago Health Atlas
• Web site for displaying aggregate
health-related information on a map
• Uses City of Chicago health data as well
as clinical data from 3 – 5 area hospitals
• Delivering open source code
(OpenMaps and Fusion Tables)
• Sprague has committed additional
funding
• Will also serve as a basis for health data
providers in the area
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20. February 5, 2013 20

21. Illinois Open Technology Challenge
• Launched
• Expanding reach
• Applying our principles
• Allows for testing a
hypothesis on how to do
community technology
and software
development projects
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22. Early Childhood Portal
• Phase one complete
• Will be launched by
Mayor’s Office soon
• Next up: a more robust
backend that will serve as
one basis for Windy Grid
infrastructure
• We took a one-off app
project and we’re using it to
create real code
infrastructure
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23. Question time
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