1. EDGERYDERS AND YOUTH,
CITIZENS-EXPERTS
TRANSATION IN ENGLISH OF A PRESENTATION BY LYNE ROBICHAUD
SMARTGOUV, MAY 16, 2012, MONTREAL

2. Edgeryders is an experimental
project based on collaboration
with citizens.
http://edgeryders.ppa.coe.int

3. PROJECT GOAL
Present citizens as experts.

4. Facilitate transition of youth
toward active life
by enhancing shared social
responsibilities.

6. INNOVATIVE APPROACH
Edgeryders overturns preconceptions.
overturns overturns
overtuns

7. NEW PORTRAIT
OF YOUTH
A generation more than ever creative,
generous, idealistic and collaborative.

9. YOUNG PEOPLE DO NOTHING???
According to NEETs,
Young people are not working,
they are not in education or training as such.

10. Alberto Cottica
WHAT ARE YOUNG PEOPLE DOING?
We do not have the
appropriate parameters.

11. If we
condemn
youth…
THERE WILL BE NO HOPE.

12. BUILD HOPE
Gilda Farrell
Youth offer
alternative ways
of becoming citizens.

13. BUILD HOPE
by CHANGING our
perception of youth.
Change of culture.
Change of mentality.

15. 1st EDGERYDERS BIG SUCCESS
Atmosphere is constructive.
There is no confrontation.

16. There were many citizens
at the rendez-vous.

17. UNFILTERED ENVIRONNEMENT
ASTONISHING RESULTS
Passionate discussions,
absence of critic or negative
attitude, comments and
contributions of very high
quality.

18. 2nd EDGERYDERS BIG SUCCESS
Opens the door to new
perspectives of collaboration.

19. MANAGE COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
Citizens experts.

20. Yes, it’s working!

21. COMBINATION OF 2 FACTORS
1. Large number of participants.
2. Auto-selection.

22. 3rd EDGERYDERS BIG SUCCESS
Ask questions differently.

23. IN WHAT TYPE OF SOCIETY
WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
Edgeryders shows
a new path
by asking questions
differently.

24. Encourage creativity and allow for the
introduction of alternative solutions.

25. CITIZENS IDENTIFY
THEMSELVES AS PARTERS.

26. SUMMARY
1. Auto-selected group.
2. Oriented toward constructive discussion.
3. Conference to interact with decision makers.
4. Citizens presented as experts.
5. Citizens invited to produce proposals of reforms of
public policies.

27. The Edgeryders conference will be
held in Strasbourg, June 14-15,
followed by an unconference,
June 16-17.