This document compares two case studies of community design processes that utilized different levels of digital participation: Hawthorne Park in Medford, OR and Mirror Pond Visioning in Bend, OR. It analyzes data on the number of workshops, total participants, and percentage of online users for each case. Tables evaluate the two cases based on indicators of participation quality and the performance of democratic process, power distribution, community considerations, environmental justice, and design outcomes. The document finds that the Bend process incorporated more digital engagement but both could be improved.
This document discusses public participation in environmental decision-making and protection efforts. It contains three guest editor introductions on this topic.
The first introduction discusses how citizens around the world are working to protect the environment in their local areas and participating in decision-making processes. It notes that while citizen participation is still limited in some countries, Ireland provides a model of good practice.
The second introduction outlines some key principles of effective community planning, including involving all community members, using visual tools, communicating effectively, following up on results, and developing local skills and capacity. It emphasizes planning a coherent strategy and process.
The third introduction describes Coastwatch Europe, a network where volunteers monitor and protect coastal ecosystems by conducting shoreline
Ladder of Citizen Participation Journal ReviewNicolai Sidek
This document summarizes Sherry Arnstein's 1969 article that introduced the "ladder of citizen participation", which outlines different levels of public participation in planning and decision making processes, ranging from non-participation to full citizen power. It discusses Arnstein's model and its limitations, as well as complementary models developed by others to address issues like location and approach. Overall, the document reviews literature on defining community participation and analyzing techniques to effectively involve communities to influence planning outcomes.
The importance of connected communities to flood resilienceNeil Dufty
Research has shown the importance of social capital in disaster resilience. This presentation examines the implications of this for emergency managers and the use of social media in social capital formation related to disasters.
NCDD Presentation for CommunityMatters in Newport VermontCommunityMatters
The document discusses strategies for building community through public engagement, dialogue, and deliberation. It outlines challenges such as disconnection and partisan politics, and emphasizes the need for inclusion, shared purpose, and sustained engagement. Asset-based community development and deliberative forums are presented as approaches to identify community strengths, encourage cooperation, and find solutions through respectful exchange of diverse views. Examples from previous community initiatives demonstrate how these principles of public participation can strengthen relationships and foster collaborative action.
The document outlines Townsville City Council's Lifelong Learning Strategic Action Plan for 2012-2014. The plan was developed through community engagement to improve access to learning opportunities in Townsville. It identifies four priority areas: 1) programs and participation, 2) access and equity, 3) partnerships and networks, and 4) advocacy. The plan aims to develop partnerships between council and community organizations to meet community learning needs and build a cohesive, self-reliant community through lifelong learning.
Participation in the Planning and Design of Public Open SpaceJulie Meyer
This document is a master's project that examines public participation in the planning and design of sustainable public open spaces. It introduces the scope, definitions, claims, and rationale for the project. The introduction defines key terms like participation, design, sustainability, and open space. It claims that landscape architects need to understand different levels of participation to create flexible and sustainable designs, and that more active participation can lead to more creative and sustainable outcomes. The rationale discusses the philosophical need for systematic inquiry in landscape architecture and the operational need for an evaluative framework to guide participatory processes.
Introduction to CommunityMatters Workshop in Newport VermontCommunityMatters
The document outlines an agenda for a community meeting in Newport, Vermont on connecting citizens and activating change. The agenda includes introductions, lunch, sessions on tools and approaches for engagement, and a closing. Ground rules are listed to ensure respectful and productive discussion. The context of changing citizen expectations and the need for civic infrastructure is also discussed.
This document discusses public participation in environmental decision-making and protection efforts. It contains three guest editor introductions on this topic.
The first introduction discusses how citizens around the world are working to protect the environment in their local areas and participating in decision-making processes. It notes that while citizen participation is still limited in some countries, Ireland provides a model of good practice.
The second introduction outlines some key principles of effective community planning, including involving all community members, using visual tools, communicating effectively, following up on results, and developing local skills and capacity. It emphasizes planning a coherent strategy and process.
The third introduction describes Coastwatch Europe, a network where volunteers monitor and protect coastal ecosystems by conducting shoreline
Ladder of Citizen Participation Journal ReviewNicolai Sidek
This document summarizes Sherry Arnstein's 1969 article that introduced the "ladder of citizen participation", which outlines different levels of public participation in planning and decision making processes, ranging from non-participation to full citizen power. It discusses Arnstein's model and its limitations, as well as complementary models developed by others to address issues like location and approach. Overall, the document reviews literature on defining community participation and analyzing techniques to effectively involve communities to influence planning outcomes.
The importance of connected communities to flood resilienceNeil Dufty
Research has shown the importance of social capital in disaster resilience. This presentation examines the implications of this for emergency managers and the use of social media in social capital formation related to disasters.
NCDD Presentation for CommunityMatters in Newport VermontCommunityMatters
The document discusses strategies for building community through public engagement, dialogue, and deliberation. It outlines challenges such as disconnection and partisan politics, and emphasizes the need for inclusion, shared purpose, and sustained engagement. Asset-based community development and deliberative forums are presented as approaches to identify community strengths, encourage cooperation, and find solutions through respectful exchange of diverse views. Examples from previous community initiatives demonstrate how these principles of public participation can strengthen relationships and foster collaborative action.
The document outlines Townsville City Council's Lifelong Learning Strategic Action Plan for 2012-2014. The plan was developed through community engagement to improve access to learning opportunities in Townsville. It identifies four priority areas: 1) programs and participation, 2) access and equity, 3) partnerships and networks, and 4) advocacy. The plan aims to develop partnerships between council and community organizations to meet community learning needs and build a cohesive, self-reliant community through lifelong learning.
Participation in the Planning and Design of Public Open SpaceJulie Meyer
This document is a master's project that examines public participation in the planning and design of sustainable public open spaces. It introduces the scope, definitions, claims, and rationale for the project. The introduction defines key terms like participation, design, sustainability, and open space. It claims that landscape architects need to understand different levels of participation to create flexible and sustainable designs, and that more active participation can lead to more creative and sustainable outcomes. The rationale discusses the philosophical need for systematic inquiry in landscape architecture and the operational need for an evaluative framework to guide participatory processes.
Introduction to CommunityMatters Workshop in Newport VermontCommunityMatters
The document outlines an agenda for a community meeting in Newport, Vermont on connecting citizens and activating change. The agenda includes introductions, lunch, sessions on tools and approaches for engagement, and a closing. Ground rules are listed to ensure respectful and productive discussion. The context of changing citizen expectations and the need for civic infrastructure is also discussed.
The document summarizes a presentation about citizen science projects run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It discusses how citizens can help gather and submit bird observation data through projects like eBird and Bird Sleuth to help scientists study and conserve bird populations. It also describes how the Bird Sleuth program provides curriculum and resources to help educators engage students in citizen science through bird observation and investigation projects.
This proposal aims to implement a recycling system throughout the Georgia Tech Greek community to reduce waste. The Greek community produces a significant amount of recyclable waste like aluminum cans and plastic cups that are currently thrown directly in the trash. The project, called Greekcycle, will work with each Greek chapter to place recycling bins in houses and raise awareness of recycling. Recycling pickup locations will also be established around campus to make recycling more convenient. An award will encourage participation. The proposal outlines plans for funding, stakeholders engaged, implementation timeline, and ongoing monitoring to ensure project success.
This document discusses how design review panels can support neighbourhood planning under the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in the UK. It provides historical context of planning approaches and concepts like garden cities. It outlines the neighbourhood planning process and how design review could be incorporated earlier, at the plan preparation stage, to bring communities, planners and developers together to understand and potentially accept development. Doing so could speed up development and save costs compared to later appeals processes. The document concludes that using the new system to consider design early in neighbourhood plans could engage communities and add value.
Myths Can't Save the Environment - by Nalaka Gunawardene 7 June 2012Nalaka Gunawardene
A talk given to Sri Lanka Rationalists' Association (SLRA) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 7 June 2012. In this presentation, I share my observations on how attempts aimed at environmental conservation and sustainable resource use in Sri Lanka are hindered by many misconceptions and myths.
I propose a basic categorization of eco-myths as myths of the first, second and third kind – the last one being the most pervasive and harmful. Drawing on my 25 years of experience as a science writer and journalist, I cite several examples from air pollution, biodiversity and climate change.
There is also the mother of all eco-myths that Lankan nationalists never tire of repeating: romanticising the ‘good old days’ before modernisation and colonisation. Ah, if only real life were that simple…
I acknowledge that scientific knowledge and understanding on some ecological matters are evolving so have to keep an open, inquisitive mind: science does not have all the answers, but provides a framework in which to ask the right questions and to go in search of answers supported by evidence.
I also concede that many individuals - and their societies - are not always rational. Some people readily believe in their favourite misconceptions, but demand the most exacting proof for scientific theories or explanations.
The state of nature partnership is Britain's most ambitious conservation collaboration. This is a detailed version of our collective vision and strategy. The partnership is now called the Nature Intelligence Unit.
The document discusses the potential for participatory media like wikis and blogs to bridge the gap between traditional civic education and emerging youth experiences with self-actualizing citizenship online. It argues that teaching media literacy skills can help students engage more effectively in public life by using digital tools to inform themselves, debate issues, and organize collective action. While some resist adding media literacy training to overloaded school curriculums, the document proposes treating it instead as a paradigm shift that can reshape how every subject is taught to reflect modern media's civic role.
This document introduces a presentation on approaches to dialogue, deliberation, and visualization to promote shared understanding across levels, sectors, languages, and mindsets regarding sustainable futures. Some key points:
1. The presentation will discuss the "Digital Peters" project and CoLaboratory approaches to dialogue design.
2. It will provide examples of these dialogue and deliberation approaches for building capacity, orientation, and actions toward sustainable development.
3. The approaches aim to facilitate shared understanding across differences to support cooperation and decision-making.
Session for MSc Media Psychology students @salforduni. What does it mean to live and breath the web and how is technology impacting upon the self? Most importantly is the emphasis on our need for networks and how other people contribute to who we are and what we can achieve.
This document outlines a proposed project called TU1204 People Friendly Cities in a Data Rich World. It discusses threats, opportunities, and challenges facing cities. It proposes using sensors, analytics, and services to collect data that can help make cities smarter and more livable. Key elements of the project include establishing working groups, a knowledge platform, living laboratories, and frameworks for collaborative urbanism. The project aims to involve partner cities, draw on diverse skills, and link with other associated programs and networks to achieve wider goals around sustainable cities.
Water is a scarce resource and it is vital for all. However, we are faced with enormous challenges in preserving water as a resource and of good quality. The stakeholders are many and very diverse making Water Management very challenging. The presentation explores how social media may reach the diverse stakeholder audiences based on the experiences from an EU-funded project STEP-WISE. XPRO Consulting was responsible for the Communication and Dissemination activities of the two-year project.
Social media may advance water managementXeniaTheo
Internet and its social media have connected people, communicated ideas, made people aware of issues, events and advancement. You might think that social media are for teenagers and youngsters, but undoubtedly, they bring options in climate change and water issue awareness as well as solution possibilities among the professionals. However, do they really build communities of practice, help knowledge management and transfer and can they truly improve water management? Can they help bridge the communication gap between research, policy and industry? How do they facilitate communication to non-scientists and the wider public?Internet and its social media have connected people, communicated ideas, made people aware of issues, events and advancement. You might think that social media are for teenagers and youngsters, but undoubtedly, they bring options in climate change and water issue awareness as well as solution possibilities among the professionals. However, do they really build communities of practice, help knowledge management and transfer and can they truly improve water management? Can they help bridge the communication gap between research, policy and industry? How do they facilitate communication to non-scientists and the wider public?
The presentation will discuss the possibilities and glitches based on the presenters’ experience gathered from two EU-funded projects and the WISE-RTD Water Knowledge Portal as well as other social media. The presenter hopes to highlight social media’s upsides and downsides and how they can provide a strong communication channel to scientists, policy makers and implementers, water professionals and the public.
Extreme Citizen Science: the socio-political potential of citizen scienceMuki Haklay
Slides from a talk at the International Congress for Conservation Biology / European Congress for Conservation Biology 2015 (Montpellier 2-6 August). The talk positioned citizen science within the wider context of production and use of environmental information, and emphasised the need to extend citizen science to a wider audience. It also demonstrated how technology can be used within a careful participatory process.
K mark dyer_peoplefriendlycitiesdatarichworldevaminerva
Presentation by Prof. Mark Dyer, chair of the COST Action TU1204, People Friendly Cities in a Data Rich World at
the kick off meeting - 2013
Presented by the Chair of the session at the
EVA/Minerva Jerusalem International Conference on Digitisation of Culture,
Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Van Leer Institute, 12-13 November 2013
http://www.digital-heritage.org.il
Presentations available at: http://2013.minervaisrael.org.il
From Open Government to Living Policy Making - 2017 updateDamien Lanfrey
The document discusses challenges facing democracy and opportunities for improving citizen engagement. It argues that living policy-making can help by: 1) increasing the depth of individual engagement; 2) expanding the range of engagement opportunities through strong social structures and ecosystems; and 3) enhancing the density and diversity of societies to increase resilience. Specific policies outlined for Italy's digital education plan include creating digital ambassador roles in schools to foster innovation, developing curriculum as a community effort, and establishing ecosystems to stimulate engagement.
Extreme Citizen Science technologies: attempting to embed values in codeMuki Haklay
Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) is a situated, bottom-up practice that takes into account local needs, practices and culture and works with broad networks of people to design and build new devices and knowledge creation processes that can transform the world. The ExCiteS group at UCL was set up to support the implementation of this concept through the development of theories, methodologies, processes, and technologies that allow any community, regardless of (technical) literacy, to engage in citizen science projects that produce results that are meaningful and useful for them. Stemming from theoretical foundations in participatory action research and public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS), our technologies are designed to carry values with them. Once we visit these values, we can see how they turn into code, and ask how successful these efforts are, using cases in the Amazon, Congo-basin, Namibia, UK, and Malta.
Knowledge Sharing for Social Innovation: The Dutch Tilburg Regional CaseCommunitySense
Social innovation as a process is about multiple stakeholders working together on joint, economically and socially sustainable solutions for wicked societal problems. Social innovation both co-creates value for individual stakeholders involved, and contributes to the common good. It has been an important theme in the the Dutch city of Tilburg and the surrounding region of Midden-Brabant for years. A successful regional social innovation ecosystem exists. Knowledge sharing about the innovations remains a bottleneck, however. Two initiatives to increase regional social innovation knowledge sharing capacity are presented: the social innovation storytelling architecture and the Tilburg public library prototype KnowledgeCloud for catalyzing knowledge sharing across regional themes of interest.
This document provides an overview of the Thinkers in Residence program in South Australia. The program brings world leaders in their fields to Adelaide to address challenges facing the state. It focuses on collaborative thinking across sectors to develop solutions. Past residencies have addressed topics like sustainability, health, innovation and more. The goal is for residents to provide new perspectives and help transform thinking to build a better future for South Australia.
Raising Awareness for Sustainable Energy: Best Learning Practices and State o...Andreas Kamilaris
A presentation focusing on "Raising Awareness for Sustainable Energy". Presented at a workshop of the Joint European Summer School for Doctoral Candidates on Technology Enhanced Learning (JTEL 2013), held in Limassol, Cyprus in May, 2013. This presentation shows best learning practices for environmental awareness and presents state of the art applications in the field of sustainability and energy savings. The psychological factors and motivational patterns that lead these applications to succeed are discussed through the presentation.
The workshop was moderated by Andreas Kamilaris, postdoc researcher at the University of Cyprus and Sotiris Themistokleous, assistant director at the research institute CARDET.
The Next 25 Years of HCI Research: Technology-Mediated Social ParticipationUniversity of Maryland
The document discusses the next 25 years of human-computer interaction (HCI) research with a focus on technology-mediated social participation. It outlines three main goals: 1) focusing HCI research on national priorities like disaster response, health, education and more, 2) developing theories of how social media networks evolve and participation can be increased, and 3) providing scalable technology infrastructure that is reliable, universal, and protects privacy. The document provides examples of how social media is already being used to achieve important goals and envisions further applications in areas like health, energy, education, and more to help society.
The document discusses scholars engaging with the public environment through various online tools and platforms. It notes that knowledge exchange through dialogue can enrich knowledge for all parties. It also discusses constraints of language in public discourse and how social media, crowdsourcing, and Web 2.0 technologies have created new dynamics for interactive scholarship. Finally, it suggests that clarity of purpose and relationships will be important for taking advantage of new opportunities that public engagement enables.
The document summarizes a presentation about citizen science projects run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It discusses how citizens can help gather and submit bird observation data through projects like eBird and Bird Sleuth to help scientists study and conserve bird populations. It also describes how the Bird Sleuth program provides curriculum and resources to help educators engage students in citizen science through bird observation and investigation projects.
This proposal aims to implement a recycling system throughout the Georgia Tech Greek community to reduce waste. The Greek community produces a significant amount of recyclable waste like aluminum cans and plastic cups that are currently thrown directly in the trash. The project, called Greekcycle, will work with each Greek chapter to place recycling bins in houses and raise awareness of recycling. Recycling pickup locations will also be established around campus to make recycling more convenient. An award will encourage participation. The proposal outlines plans for funding, stakeholders engaged, implementation timeline, and ongoing monitoring to ensure project success.
This document discusses how design review panels can support neighbourhood planning under the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in the UK. It provides historical context of planning approaches and concepts like garden cities. It outlines the neighbourhood planning process and how design review could be incorporated earlier, at the plan preparation stage, to bring communities, planners and developers together to understand and potentially accept development. Doing so could speed up development and save costs compared to later appeals processes. The document concludes that using the new system to consider design early in neighbourhood plans could engage communities and add value.
Myths Can't Save the Environment - by Nalaka Gunawardene 7 June 2012Nalaka Gunawardene
A talk given to Sri Lanka Rationalists' Association (SLRA) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 7 June 2012. In this presentation, I share my observations on how attempts aimed at environmental conservation and sustainable resource use in Sri Lanka are hindered by many misconceptions and myths.
I propose a basic categorization of eco-myths as myths of the first, second and third kind – the last one being the most pervasive and harmful. Drawing on my 25 years of experience as a science writer and journalist, I cite several examples from air pollution, biodiversity and climate change.
There is also the mother of all eco-myths that Lankan nationalists never tire of repeating: romanticising the ‘good old days’ before modernisation and colonisation. Ah, if only real life were that simple…
I acknowledge that scientific knowledge and understanding on some ecological matters are evolving so have to keep an open, inquisitive mind: science does not have all the answers, but provides a framework in which to ask the right questions and to go in search of answers supported by evidence.
I also concede that many individuals - and their societies - are not always rational. Some people readily believe in their favourite misconceptions, but demand the most exacting proof for scientific theories or explanations.
The state of nature partnership is Britain's most ambitious conservation collaboration. This is a detailed version of our collective vision and strategy. The partnership is now called the Nature Intelligence Unit.
The document discusses the potential for participatory media like wikis and blogs to bridge the gap between traditional civic education and emerging youth experiences with self-actualizing citizenship online. It argues that teaching media literacy skills can help students engage more effectively in public life by using digital tools to inform themselves, debate issues, and organize collective action. While some resist adding media literacy training to overloaded school curriculums, the document proposes treating it instead as a paradigm shift that can reshape how every subject is taught to reflect modern media's civic role.
This document introduces a presentation on approaches to dialogue, deliberation, and visualization to promote shared understanding across levels, sectors, languages, and mindsets regarding sustainable futures. Some key points:
1. The presentation will discuss the "Digital Peters" project and CoLaboratory approaches to dialogue design.
2. It will provide examples of these dialogue and deliberation approaches for building capacity, orientation, and actions toward sustainable development.
3. The approaches aim to facilitate shared understanding across differences to support cooperation and decision-making.
Session for MSc Media Psychology students @salforduni. What does it mean to live and breath the web and how is technology impacting upon the self? Most importantly is the emphasis on our need for networks and how other people contribute to who we are and what we can achieve.
This document outlines a proposed project called TU1204 People Friendly Cities in a Data Rich World. It discusses threats, opportunities, and challenges facing cities. It proposes using sensors, analytics, and services to collect data that can help make cities smarter and more livable. Key elements of the project include establishing working groups, a knowledge platform, living laboratories, and frameworks for collaborative urbanism. The project aims to involve partner cities, draw on diverse skills, and link with other associated programs and networks to achieve wider goals around sustainable cities.
Water is a scarce resource and it is vital for all. However, we are faced with enormous challenges in preserving water as a resource and of good quality. The stakeholders are many and very diverse making Water Management very challenging. The presentation explores how social media may reach the diverse stakeholder audiences based on the experiences from an EU-funded project STEP-WISE. XPRO Consulting was responsible for the Communication and Dissemination activities of the two-year project.
Social media may advance water managementXeniaTheo
Internet and its social media have connected people, communicated ideas, made people aware of issues, events and advancement. You might think that social media are for teenagers and youngsters, but undoubtedly, they bring options in climate change and water issue awareness as well as solution possibilities among the professionals. However, do they really build communities of practice, help knowledge management and transfer and can they truly improve water management? Can they help bridge the communication gap between research, policy and industry? How do they facilitate communication to non-scientists and the wider public?Internet and its social media have connected people, communicated ideas, made people aware of issues, events and advancement. You might think that social media are for teenagers and youngsters, but undoubtedly, they bring options in climate change and water issue awareness as well as solution possibilities among the professionals. However, do they really build communities of practice, help knowledge management and transfer and can they truly improve water management? Can they help bridge the communication gap between research, policy and industry? How do they facilitate communication to non-scientists and the wider public?
The presentation will discuss the possibilities and glitches based on the presenters’ experience gathered from two EU-funded projects and the WISE-RTD Water Knowledge Portal as well as other social media. The presenter hopes to highlight social media’s upsides and downsides and how they can provide a strong communication channel to scientists, policy makers and implementers, water professionals and the public.
Extreme Citizen Science: the socio-political potential of citizen scienceMuki Haklay
Slides from a talk at the International Congress for Conservation Biology / European Congress for Conservation Biology 2015 (Montpellier 2-6 August). The talk positioned citizen science within the wider context of production and use of environmental information, and emphasised the need to extend citizen science to a wider audience. It also demonstrated how technology can be used within a careful participatory process.
K mark dyer_peoplefriendlycitiesdatarichworldevaminerva
Presentation by Prof. Mark Dyer, chair of the COST Action TU1204, People Friendly Cities in a Data Rich World at
the kick off meeting - 2013
Presented by the Chair of the session at the
EVA/Minerva Jerusalem International Conference on Digitisation of Culture,
Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Van Leer Institute, 12-13 November 2013
http://www.digital-heritage.org.il
Presentations available at: http://2013.minervaisrael.org.il
From Open Government to Living Policy Making - 2017 updateDamien Lanfrey
The document discusses challenges facing democracy and opportunities for improving citizen engagement. It argues that living policy-making can help by: 1) increasing the depth of individual engagement; 2) expanding the range of engagement opportunities through strong social structures and ecosystems; and 3) enhancing the density and diversity of societies to increase resilience. Specific policies outlined for Italy's digital education plan include creating digital ambassador roles in schools to foster innovation, developing curriculum as a community effort, and establishing ecosystems to stimulate engagement.
Extreme Citizen Science technologies: attempting to embed values in codeMuki Haklay
Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) is a situated, bottom-up practice that takes into account local needs, practices and culture and works with broad networks of people to design and build new devices and knowledge creation processes that can transform the world. The ExCiteS group at UCL was set up to support the implementation of this concept through the development of theories, methodologies, processes, and technologies that allow any community, regardless of (technical) literacy, to engage in citizen science projects that produce results that are meaningful and useful for them. Stemming from theoretical foundations in participatory action research and public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS), our technologies are designed to carry values with them. Once we visit these values, we can see how they turn into code, and ask how successful these efforts are, using cases in the Amazon, Congo-basin, Namibia, UK, and Malta.
Knowledge Sharing for Social Innovation: The Dutch Tilburg Regional CaseCommunitySense
Social innovation as a process is about multiple stakeholders working together on joint, economically and socially sustainable solutions for wicked societal problems. Social innovation both co-creates value for individual stakeholders involved, and contributes to the common good. It has been an important theme in the the Dutch city of Tilburg and the surrounding region of Midden-Brabant for years. A successful regional social innovation ecosystem exists. Knowledge sharing about the innovations remains a bottleneck, however. Two initiatives to increase regional social innovation knowledge sharing capacity are presented: the social innovation storytelling architecture and the Tilburg public library prototype KnowledgeCloud for catalyzing knowledge sharing across regional themes of interest.
This document provides an overview of the Thinkers in Residence program in South Australia. The program brings world leaders in their fields to Adelaide to address challenges facing the state. It focuses on collaborative thinking across sectors to develop solutions. Past residencies have addressed topics like sustainability, health, innovation and more. The goal is for residents to provide new perspectives and help transform thinking to build a better future for South Australia.
Raising Awareness for Sustainable Energy: Best Learning Practices and State o...Andreas Kamilaris
A presentation focusing on "Raising Awareness for Sustainable Energy". Presented at a workshop of the Joint European Summer School for Doctoral Candidates on Technology Enhanced Learning (JTEL 2013), held in Limassol, Cyprus in May, 2013. This presentation shows best learning practices for environmental awareness and presents state of the art applications in the field of sustainability and energy savings. The psychological factors and motivational patterns that lead these applications to succeed are discussed through the presentation.
The workshop was moderated by Andreas Kamilaris, postdoc researcher at the University of Cyprus and Sotiris Themistokleous, assistant director at the research institute CARDET.
The Next 25 Years of HCI Research: Technology-Mediated Social ParticipationUniversity of Maryland
The document discusses the next 25 years of human-computer interaction (HCI) research with a focus on technology-mediated social participation. It outlines three main goals: 1) focusing HCI research on national priorities like disaster response, health, education and more, 2) developing theories of how social media networks evolve and participation can be increased, and 3) providing scalable technology infrastructure that is reliable, universal, and protects privacy. The document provides examples of how social media is already being used to achieve important goals and envisions further applications in areas like health, energy, education, and more to help society.
The document discusses scholars engaging with the public environment through various online tools and platforms. It notes that knowledge exchange through dialogue can enrich knowledge for all parties. It also discusses constraints of language in public discourse and how social media, crowdsourcing, and Web 2.0 technologies have created new dynamics for interactive scholarship. Finally, it suggests that clarity of purpose and relationships will be important for taking advantage of new opportunities that public engagement enables.
The document discusses scholars engaging with the public environment through various online tools and platforms. It notes that knowledge exchange through dialogue can enrich knowledge for all parties. It also discusses constraints of language in public discourse and how social media, crowdsourcing, and Web 2.0 technologies have created new dynamics for interactive scholarship. Finally, it suggests that clarity of purpose and relationships will be important for taking advantage of new opportunities that public engagement enables.
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The document outlines plans to define and build a digitally inclusive 21st century community in Dodge City, Kansas. A steering committee with representatives from local organizations convened stakeholders through surveys and discussions to develop a shared understanding of challenges to digital access and needs. This informed creation of an action plan with working groups addressing issues like technical support, awareness, affordability, education, and access. The plan's goals are to support digital learning initiatives and make Dodge City residents of all ages technologically capable self-learners.
This document summarizes a summit organized by Cooper-Hewitt museum, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Lemelson Foundation to discuss social impact design. The summit brought together 34 leaders in social impact design and representatives from foundations to discuss challenges in the field. Participants represented non-profits, for-profits, academics, and government. They identified gaps like a lack of clarity around what social impact design means, as well as challenges like cultural bias and difficulties implementing and sustaining projects. Participants also discussed models for social impact design organizations and pathways for education and careers in the field. Recommendations focused on expanding networks, emphasizing storytelling, increasing evaluation, and alternative funding strategies to support further progress
Enhancing Community through ConnectivityDeni Ruggeri
Proposal for affordable farmworkers' housing in Castroville, CA
Compendium of student work,
LDA182 Advanced LA studio at Uc Davis, Fall 2019.
Instructor: Dr. Deni Ruggeri
Students: Tianyu Xing, Doris Zeng, Tony Rogers, Yitong Zhang, Byron Li
Strengthening Identity through a more livable social realmDeni Ruggeri
Proposal for affordable farmworkers' housing in Castroville, CA
Compendium of student work, LDA182 Advanced LA studio at Uc Davis, Fall 2019.
Instructor: Dr. Deni Ruggeri
Students: Lizbeth Giron, Sandro Montes, Nou Moua, Nathaly Ojeda, Tianyue Wang.
Living with stimulation proposal for affordable farmworkers' housing in Castr...Deni Ruggeri
Compendium of student work, LDA182 Advanced LA studio at Uc Davis, Fall 2019.
Instructor: Dr. Deni Ruggeri
Students: Sarah Burson, Cialre Corbett, Kotaro (Tristan) Kamata, , Hillary Huang, Krongkan Klabkaeo.
"Pueblo de Flor"affordable farmworkers' housing proposal for Castroville, CADeni Ruggeri
The document presents the final presentation for a proposed residential development in Castroville, CA called Pueblo de Flor. The presentation includes analysis of site conditions, community feedback, master planning, and design of the development. The proposed development aims to promote healthy living through pedestrian-focused design, mixed-use spaces, and public amenities like parks and orchards. It seeks to serve as a model for future growth that supports the local economy and integrates the community.
The Cultural performance of greenways. The Case of Irvine's Jeffrey Open Spac...Deni Ruggeri
This paper, which was presented at the 5th Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning, discusses the cultural performance of a recently established greenway in Irvine, one of America's few New Towns. While there are many studies focusing on the biotic and abiotic performance of greenways, very few studies have focused on the cultural performance of linear parks and greenways. Borrowing a definition of cultural performance from Ahern (2007) this post occupancy evaluation used user-behaviour and physical activities observations conducted over the course of a week to illustrate successes and drawbacks in the design of the Jeffrey Open Space in terms of social life, physical health and identity promotion
Teaching Landscape Democracy for landscape architects and environmental plann...Deni Ruggeri
This presentation attempted to evaluate the first year of a three-year project funded by the Erasmus + strategic partnership program funded by the European Union. The LED-Landscape Education for Democracy project aimed at developing a new online/on-site course that would fill a gap in current design and planning education regarding issues of landscape and ecological democracy, social justice and democratic design theories and practices. The presentation was given at this year's 5th Fabos Conference that took place in Budapest June 30-July 2nd.
Teaching participation in planning and design: a few lessons from NMBU's depa...Deni Ruggeri
This morning, students from my fall course, LAA341 - The Urban landscape as a social arena, presented their vision for the future of Ski, one of the fastest growing municipalities in the Oslo region. Their work translated findings from a workshop with students from the local elementary school into design principles and strategic design proposals for denser yet livable, child-friendly urban neighborhoods integrating walkability, bikeability, stormwater management and a mix of uses.
I have attached a presentation of the goals and objectives of the course, which were to introduce students to theories and practices of participation in urban and landscape design. Students developed customized processes and engaged in a rich dialogue with the Ski community as well as within their own classroom community, resulting in collective visions that were more than the sum of each students' part. The presentation begins with an introduction of NMBU, the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, and its commitment to action-research and research directly affecting decision making and planning of the sustainable city. I then introduce some of the theories introduced as guidance and inspiration for the students. I then discuss some of the principles and goals of the course. I conclude with reflections using student feedback from their "post-facto" survey.
This document summarizes a presentation about using stories as a democratic tool for placemaking. It discusses how stories can be used to manage public disputes, level power imbalances, and reveal or heal conflicts. The presentation focuses on a project in Zingonia, Italy that used participatory action research and storytelling to empower residents and change the area's negative narrative. Over 1,000 residents were involved in activities to establish a new "core story" including the story of self, the story of now, and the story of us. This resulted in stronger social networks and a more positive reputation for the area. The presentation concludes that storytelling is an effective way to enable bottom-up placemaking and emergent community identity when done through
Deni Ruggeri has degrees in architecture and landscape architecture from Milan Polytechnic, Cornell University, and UC Berkeley. She has over 6 years of experience practicing landscape architecture and now focuses her research on community urban design, sustainable urban design, and new towns. Some of her areas of research interest include retrofitting modernist landscapes, developing ecodistricts and eco-cities, fostering identity and attachment in neighborhoods, and tapping into personal narratives. She utilizes participatory action research and community engagement approaches.
2. Relevance
An ‘internet’- based society?
WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS
JUNE
30,
2014
-‐
Mid-‐Year
Update
World
Regions
Popula?on
(
2014
Est.)
Internet
Users
Dec.
31,
2000
Internet
Users
Latest
Data
Penetra?on
(%
Popula?on)
Growth
2000-‐2014
Africa
1,125,721,038
4,514,400
297,885,898
26.5
6,498.6
%
Asia
3,996,408,007
114,304,000
1,386,188,112
34.7
%
1,112.7
%
Europe
825,824,883
105,096,093
582,441,059
70.5
%
454.2
%
Middle
East
231,588,580
3,284,800
111,809,510
48.3
%
3,303.8
%
North
America
353,860,227
108,096,800
310,322,257
87.7
%
187.1
%
LaCn
America/caribbean
612,279,181
18,068,919
320,312,562
52.3
%
1,672.7
%
Oceania/Australia
36,724,649
7,620,480
26,789,942
72.9
%
251.6
%
WORLD
TOTAL
7,182,406,565
360,985,492
3,035,749,340
42.3
%
741.0
%
NOTES:
(1)
Internet
Usage
and
World
PopulaCon
StaCsCcs
are
for
June
30,
2014.
(2)
PopulaCon
figures
are
based
on
data
from
the
US
Census
Bureau
and
local
census
agencies.
(3)
Internet
usage
informaCon
comes
from
data
published
by
Nielsen
Online,
by
the
InternaConal
TelecommunicaCons
Union,
by
GfK,
local
ICT
Regulators
and
other
reliable
sources.
www.internetworldstats.com.
3. Relevance
Social media and engagement
* Adapted from Macintosh, A., Tambouris, E. (eds.) ePart 2009. LNCS, vol. 5694, pp. 163–174. Springer, Heidelberg (2009)
** Grönlund, Å. (2009). ICT is not participation is not democracy. In Electronic Participation (pp. 12-23). Springer
PARTICIPATION LADDER IN EVOLUTION OF WEB-TECHNOLOGIES*
e-Empowering
e-Engaging
e-Enabling
Web 2.0
World Wide Web
TIME
USERPARTICIPATION
Social media
PROBLEMS**
A) CONCEPTS ARE
NOT CLEARLY
DEFINED AND
THEREFORE
SCALES ARE
UNCLEAR
B) THE
ASSUMPTION OF
PROGRESS I.E.
BETTER
TECHNOLOGY =
BETTER
PARTICIPATION
4. Research questions
Quality of digital participation
What is the quality of participation in a community design
effort when digital technologies are introduced?
Case studies:
• Hawthorne Park, Medford, OR
• Mirror Pond Visioning Process, Bend, OR
Data
• Indicators of participation quality (Sanoff, Hester)
• Planner’s evaluations
• Residents’ open ended responses
5. Case studies
digital participation
Case studies comparison
Medford Bend
Project size 35 acres 15 acres
Length of process 6 months 20 months
# of workshops 3 2
Workshop participants 83 300
Participants total 1590 4000
Digital/analog More analog More digital
Process goals Select plan
alternatives
Develop goals and
vision
initiator consultant municipality
Current status On hold Additional research on
ecological/financials
6. MEDFORD
BEND
= 10,000 PEOPLE
1,9
3,9
WORKSHOPS PARTICIPANTS/TOTAL POP
#
%
MEDFORD
BEND
TOTAL POPULATION
Data analysis
Digital participation stats
MEDFORD
BEND
% 0,1
0,4
ONLINE PROCESS USERS/TOTAL POP
7. Medford
Bend
low
a)
disseminate
informa?on
b)
generate
ideas
c)
iden?fy
aWtudes
d)
review
of
proposals
e)
allow
pent
up
emoCons
to
surface
high
f)
resolve
conflict
Other
func+ons
of
par+cipa+on
low
Saving
Cme
Saving
and
avoiding
costs
Informa?on
exchange
Diversity
of
viewpoints
Opening
of
process
to
stakeholders
IntegraCng
stakeholder
concerns
Enhanced
project
acceptability
Meaningful
parCcipaCon
Mutual
learning
high
Mutual
respect
• Sanoff,
H.
(2000).
Community
par?cipa?on
methods
in
design
and
planning.
Data analysis
The performance of participation*
8. Data analysis
The performance of participation**
Democratic Process Medford
Bend
Medford
Bend
1.
Has
clear,
transparent,
fair
procedure
22.
Encourages
fact-‐based
decision
making
2.
Engages
broad
public
23.
Awakens
lay
creaCvity
3.
Helps
overcome
fear,
builds
confidence
and
self-‐esteem
24.
Emphasizes
both
raConal
and
experienCal
thinking
4.
Enhances
the
volunteer
sector
Power Distribution
5.
Supports
grassroots
change
25.
Empowers
communiCes
to
take
on
big
poliCcs
6.
Provides
forum
for
visionary
and
large
scale
change
26.
Provides
training
ground
for
democraCc
acCon
Community Considerations
27.
Ensures
freedom
of
informaCon
7.
Meets
the
needs
of
people
as
they
define
them
28.
Resolves
debilitaCng
community
conflicts
8.
Enhances
sense
of
community
29.
Helps
locality
resist
global
exploitaCon
9.
Encourages
discovery
of
unique
community
resources
30.
Exposes
hidden
power
10.
Improves
local
economy
Ecological Considerations
11.
Creates
awareness
of
unique
community,
social
paeerns
31.
Protects
ecosystem
funcCons
and
biological
diversity
12.
Uncovers
deeply
held
values
32.
Increases
ecoliteracy
Environmental Justice
33.
Overcomes
environmental
anomie
and
placelessness
13.
Provides
voice
for
those
who
cannot
speak
out
34.
Brings
primal
nature
into
city
14.
Creates
environmental
jusCce
by
distribuCon
and
access
35.
Encourages
environmental
stewardship
and
friends
of…
15.
Involves
people
usually
leg
out
36.
Makes
ecological
living
fashionable
16.
Helps
poor
communiCes
resist
destrucCve
forces
Design Outcomes
17.
Preserves
cultural
diversity
37.
Improves
everyday
environments
18.
Builds
long-‐term
partnerships
to
achieve
difficult
objecCves
38.
SCmulates
creaCve
design
Learning Opportunities
39.
Improves
design
in
pracCcal
ways
19.
Promotes
cross-‐boundary
thinking
40.
Shares
form-‐making
with
public
20.
Increases
sensual
knowledge
41.
Makes
design
experienCal
and
sensually
arousing
21.
Provides
opportuniCes
to
learn
new
skills
42.
Creates
places
for
civicness
** Hester, R. T. (2012). Scoring collective creativity and legitimizing participatory design
9. Democratic Process Medford
Bend
Medford
Bend
1.
Has
clear,
transparent,
fair
procedure
22.
Encourages
fact-‐based
decision
making
2.
Engages
broad
public
23.
Awakens
lay
creaCvity
3.
Helps
overcome
fear,
builds
confidence
and
self-‐esteem
24.
Emphasizes
both
raConal
and
experienCal
thinking
4.
Enhances
the
volunteer
sector
Power Distribution
5.
Supports
grassroots
change
25.
Empowers
communiCes
to
take
on
big
poliCcs
6.
Provides
forum
for
visionary
and
large
scale
change
26.
Provides
training
ground
for
democraCc
acCon
Community Considerations
27.
Ensures
freedom
of
informaCon
7.
Meets
the
needs
of
people
as
they
define
them
28.
Resolves
debilitaCng
community
conflicts
8.
Enhances
sense
of
community
29.
Helps
locality
resist
global
exploitaCon
9.
Encourages
discovery
of
unique
community
resources
30.
Exposes
hidden
power
10.
Improves
local
economy
Ecological Considerations
11.
Creates
awareness
of
unique
community,
social
paeerns
31.
Protects
ecosystem
funcCons
and
biological
diversity
12.
Uncovers
deeply
held
values
32.
Increases
ecoliteracy
Environmental Justice
33.
Overcomes
environmental
anomie
and
placelessness
13.
Provides
voice
for
those
who
cannot
speak
out
34.
Brings
primal
nature
into
city
14.
Creates
environmental
jusCce
by
distribuCon
and
access
35.
Encourages
environmental
stewardship
and
friends
of…
15.
Involves
people
usually
leg
out
36.
Makes
ecological
living
fashionable
16.
Helps
poor
communiCes
resist
destrucCve
forces
Design Outcomes
17.
Preserves
cultural
diversity
37.
Improves
everyday
environments
18.
Builds
long-‐term
partnerships
to
achieve
difficult
objecCves
38.
SCmulates
creaCve
design
Learning Opportunities
39.
Improves
design
in
pracCcal
ways
19.
Promotes
cross-‐boundary
thinking
40.
Shares
form-‐making
with
public
20.
Increases
sensual
knowledge
41.
Makes
design
experienCal
and
sensually
arousing
21.
Provides
opportuniCes
to
learn
new
skills
42.
Creates
places
for
civicness
** Hester, R. T. (2012). Scoring collective creativity and legitimizing participatory design
Data analysis
The performance of participation**
“Thank you for presenting the
options for the different park
designs online for the people to
view and study.
“I personally would like to see a
bit of all of the choices. Lighting
is so important , pool and
playground with seating for
parents to keep eyes on kids.
And a dog area is needed as well
the area has a vast amount of
dog lovers!!!
I also wanted to say how much I
appreciated having the
opportunity to view and voice
my opinions online about the
Park. This was a great new tool
[…] I hope to see in future
projects of this kind.”
10. Democratic Process Medford
Bend
Medford
Bend
1.
Has
clear,
transparent,
fair
procedure
22.
Encourages
fact-‐based
decision
making
2.
Engages
broad
public
23.
Awakens
lay
creaCvity
3.
Helps
overcome
fear,
builds
confidence
and
self-‐esteem
24.
Emphasizes
both
raConal
and
experienCal
thinking
4.
Enhances
the
volunteer
sector
Power Distribution
5.
Supports
grassroots
change
25.
Empowers
communiCes
to
take
on
big
poliCcs
6.
Provides
forum
for
visionary
and
large
scale
change
26.
Provides
training
ground
for
democraCc
acCon
Community Considerations
27.
Ensures
freedom
of
informaCon
7.
Meets
the
needs
of
people
as
they
define
them
28.
Resolves
debilitaCng
community
conflicts
8.
Enhances
sense
of
community
29.
Helps
locality
resist
global
exploitaCon
9.
Encourages
discovery
of
unique
community
resources
30.
Exposes
hidden
power
10.
Improves
local
economy
Ecological Considerations
11.
Creates
awareness
of
unique
community,
social
paeerns
31.
Protects
ecosystem
funcCons
and
biological
diversity
12.
Uncovers
deeply
held
values
32.
Increases
ecoliteracy
Environmental Justice
33.
Overcomes
environmental
anomie
and
placelessness
13.
Provides
voice
for
those
who
cannot
speak
out
34.
Brings
primal
nature
into
city
14.
Creates
environmental
jusCce
by
distribuCon
and
access
35.
Encourages
environmental
stewardship
and
friends
of…
15.
Involves
people
usually
leg
out
36.
Makes
ecological
living
fashionable
16.
Helps
poor
communiCes
resist
destrucCve
forces
Design Outcomes
17.
Preserves
cultural
diversity
37.
Improves
everyday
environments
18.
Builds
long-‐term
partnerships
to
achieve
difficult
objecCves
38.
SCmulates
creaCve
design
Learning Opportunities
39.
Improves
design
in
pracCcal
ways
19.
Promotes
cross-‐boundary
thinking
40.
Shares
form-‐making
with
public
20.
Increases
sensual
knowledge
41.
Makes
design
experienCal
and
sensually
arousing
21.
Provides
opportuniCes
to
learn
new
skills
42.
Creates
places
for
civicness
** Hester, R. T. (2012). Scoring collective creativity and legitimizing participatory design
Data analysis
The performance of participation**
One of the problems with
downtown Bend is that it
seems that the buildings have
their "back" to the pond […].
This plan (hopefully) will
encourage businesses to face
the pond and create a "front
yard" for downtown.
The first image I have when
someone says "Bend" is Mirror
Pond. I am now a retiree living
in Bend […] . I remember the
joy I felt as a child picnicking
alongside the edge of Mirror
Pond. I hope all future
generations will be able to enjoy
Mirror Pond as I did in my
childhood.
11. Democratic Process Medford
Bend
Medford
Bend
1.
Has
clear,
transparent,
fair
procedure
22.
Encourages
fact-‐based
decision
making
2.
Engages
broad
public
23.
Awakens
lay
creaCvity
3.
Helps
overcome
fear,
builds
confidence
and
self-‐esteem
24.
Emphasizes
both
raConal
and
experienCal
thinking
4.
Enhances
the
volunteer
sector
Power Distribution
5.
Supports
grassroots
change
25.
Empowers
communiCes
to
take
on
big
poliCcs
6.
Provides
forum
for
visionary
and
large
scale
change
26.
Provides
training
ground
for
democraCc
acCon
Community Considerations
27.
Ensures
freedom
of
informaCon
7.
Meets
the
needs
of
people
as
they
define
them
28.
Resolves
debilitaCng
community
conflicts
8.
Enhances
sense
of
community
29.
Helps
locality
resist
global
exploitaCon
9.
Encourages
discovery
of
unique
community
resources
30.
Exposes
hidden
power
10.
Improves
local
economy
Ecological Considerations
11.
Creates
awareness
of
unique
community,
social
paeerns
31.
Protects
ecosystem
funcCons
and
biological
diversity
12.
Uncovers
deeply
held
values
32.
Increases
ecoliteracy
Environmental Justice
33.
Overcomes
environmental
anomie
and
placelessness
13.
Provides
voice
for
those
who
cannot
speak
out
34.
Brings
primal
nature
into
city
14.
Creates
environmental
jusCce
by
distribuCon
and
access
35.
Encourages
environmental
stewardship
and
friends
of…
15.
Involves
people
usually
leg
out
36.
Makes
ecological
living
fashionable
16.
Helps
poor
communiCes
resist
destrucCve
forces
Design Outcomes
17.
Preserves
cultural
diversity
37.
Improves
everyday
environments
18.
Builds
long-‐term
partnerships
to
achieve
difficult
objecCves
38.
SCmulates
creaCve
design
Learning Opportunities
39.
Improves
design
in
pracCcal
ways
19.
Promotes
cross-‐boundary
thinking
40.
Shares
form-‐making
with
public
20.
Increases
sensual
knowledge
41.
Makes
design
experienCal
and
sensually
arousing
21.
Provides
opportuniCes
to
learn
new
skills
42.
Creates
places
for
civicness
** Hester, R. T. (2012). Scoring collective creativity and legitimizing participatory design
Data analysis
The performance of participation**
There needs to be a complete,
scientifically valid, ecological
assessment of what this unnatural
"Pond" is doing to the life of the river
as a whole […]. The river should be
restored to full health in ecological
terms, as restoration in historical
terms is no longer a viable option.
The redevelopment project should
create public, urban space integrated
with restored green space, accessible
to all […]
I would like to see Mirror Pond be
designed to support native fish
populations. [it] is an opportunity to
re-establish a section of nature and
[…] provide recreational opportunities…
In time this more natural water
course can serve as a classroom for
local school children and will create a
natural aesthetic for residents and
visitors alike.
12. Democratic Process Medford
Bend
Medford
Bend
1.
Has
clear,
transparent,
fair
procedure
22.
Encourages
fact-‐based
decision
making
2.
Engages
broad
public
23.
Awakens
lay
creaCvity
3.
Helps
overcome
fear,
builds
confidence
and
self-‐esteem
24.
Emphasizes
both
raConal
and
experienCal
thinking
4.
Enhances
the
volunteer
sector
Power Distribution
5.
Supports
grassroots
change
25.
Empowers
communiCes
to
take
on
big
poliCcs
6.
Provides
forum
for
visionary
and
large
scale
change
26.
Provides
training
ground
for
democraCc
acCon
Community Considerations
27.
Ensures
freedom
of
informaCon
7.
Meets
the
needs
of
people
as
they
define
them
28.
Resolves
debilitaCng
community
conflicts
8.
Enhances
sense
of
community
29.
Helps
locality
resist
global
exploitaCon
9.
Encourages
discovery
of
unique
community
resources
30.
Exposes
hidden
power
10.
Improves
local
economy
Ecological Considerations
11.
Creates
awareness
of
unique
community,
social
paeerns
31.
Protects
ecosystem
funcCons
and
biological
diversity
12.
Uncovers
deeply
held
values
32.
Increases
ecoliteracy
Environmental Justice
33.
Overcomes
environmental
anomie
and
placelessness
13.
Provides
voice
for
those
who
cannot
speak
out
34.
Brings
primal
nature
into
city
14.
Creates
environmental
jusCce
by
distribuCon
and
access
35.
Encourages
environmental
stewardship
and
friends
of…
15.
Involves
people
usually
leg
out
36.
Makes
ecological
living
fashionable
16.
Helps
poor
communiCes
resist
destrucCve
forces
Design Outcomes
17.
Preserves
cultural
diversity
37.
Improves
everyday
environments
18.
Builds
long-‐term
partnerships
to
achieve
difficult
objecCves
38.
SCmulates
creaCve
design
Learning Opportunities
39.
Improves
design
in
pracCcal
ways
19.
Promotes
cross-‐boundary
thinking
40.
Shares
form-‐making
with
public
20.
Increases
sensual
knowledge
41.
Makes
design
experienCal
and
sensually
arousing
21.
Provides
opportuniCes
to
learn
new
skills
42.
Creates
places
for
civicness
** Hester, R. T. (2012). Scoring collective creativity and legitimizing participatory design
Data analysis
The performance of participation**
Thank you so much for thinking this
project out, not the usual knee-jerk
reaction of the council. When the
public answered the surveys (twice if
I can remember) the votes for the
change in Mirror Pond won, both
times, but the city council kept asking
for more surveys, like if you don't
get what you want you keep asking
for votes.
Bend has a bad history of having
business interests and a few
powerful families gain financially
through various development
schemes and leaving a large bill for
the public to cover […]. The "trust
us" aspects of this proposal are
tainted by our history that we aren't
talking about let alone working on
resolving…
13. Pros Cons
Wider outreach Implies access to technology
Useful in synthesizing goals Does not resolve conflicts
Bridging social capital potential Limited trust/reciprocity
Effective in standardized data
collection/idea dissemination
Limited in depth
Complementary to face-to-face
workshops
Anonymity, impersonal
Increase process life span Plug-in/plug-out engagement
Unveils different points of view Representativeness
Provides ready-made metrics Hard to gauge quality of contact
Linear process Lacks iteration
anonymity of web-based platforms
encourages people to speak out
(this can pose challenges of accountability)
those who do not have access to
technology have major challenges with
this process
many expect that questionnaires carry
statistically valid information whereas
[they] are mostly a means of outreach
Discussion
Pros & Cons of digital participation
14. Pros Cons
Wider outreach Implies access to technology
Useful in synthesizing goals Does not resolve conflicts
Bridging social capital potential Limited trust/reciprocity
Effective in standardized data
collection/idea dissemination
Limited in depth
Complementary to face-to-face
workshops
Anonymity, impersonal
Increase process life span Plug-in/plug-out engagement
Unveils different points of view Representativeness
Provides ready-made metrics Hard to gauge quality of contact
Linear process Lacks iteration
discussions were much more informed
than in a normal process. This is a double
edged sword […] because it allowed the public
to challenge the information if it didn’t support
their opinions or perceptions
convenience capacity to explore a topic
or issue at your own pace
Discussion
Pros & Cons of digital participation
15. Pros Cons
Wider outreach Implies access to technology
Useful in synthesizing goals Does not resolve conflicts
Bridging social capital potential Limited trust/reciprocity
Effective in standardized data
collection/idea dissemination
Limited in depth
Complementary to face-to-face
workshops
Anonymity, impersonal
Increase process life span Plug-in/plug-out engagement
Unveils different points of view Unrepresentative sampling
Provides ready-made metrics Hard to gauge quality of contact
Linear process Lacks iteration
The ability to reach a far greater
number of people with reduced
expenditure of effort
Digital participation needs to be
coupled with physical interactions in
order to qualify as ‘rich’
Discussion
Pros & Cons of digital participation
The ability to create a forum for ongoing
outreach and conversations
16. Unanswered questions
future digital participation
• Should digital participation be assessed using traditional
evaluative frameworks?
• The quality of digital participation can/should be improved
– stronger, clearer goals
– more rigorous methodologies
– greater awareness of limitations
• Digital technologies can help engage a greater citizenry,
but should not trump the ‘local’
• It cannot replace democratic decision making/voting
• Best when complementary to meaningful face-to-face
processes