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Social Media + Community Planning
The document discusses the intersection of social media and community planning, emphasizing the need for technology to facilitate meaningful dialogue between citizens and planners. It critiques the slow adaptation of planning systems to technological advancements and highlights the importance of citizen engagement through social media tools. The core message encourages transparency, inclusivity, and authenticity in community interactions, advocating for a shift from traditional communication models to more dynamic, dialogue-oriented approaches.
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- 1. Social Media +Community Planning Nimble communication with the NIMBY and being fruitful with the BANANA crowd
- 2. What is socialmedia?
- 3. "Social Media isa social trend in which people use technologies to get the things they need from each other, rather than from traditional institutions." from Groundswell by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff
- 4. and it lookslike this
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- 6. Put simply, socialmedia is people having online conversations.
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- 8. "Planning enables civic leaders,businesses, and citizens to play a meaningful role in creating communities that enrich people's lives... "Good planning helps create communities that offer better choices for where and how people live. Planning helps communities to envision their future." http://www.planning.org/aboutplanning/whatisplanning.htm
- 9. "Technological progress isalready changing the way we interact with the built environment. "However, our planning system is progressing at a much slower pace, and some might say not at all. Potential developments are stuck on a nearby lamp post, and if you have any issues, you can write a letter or attend a meeting. The most active contributors are the ‘NIMBY’ (not in my backyard) and ‘BANANA’ (build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything) crowd, halting bad developments, but good ones too." Could Social Media Revolutionise the Planning System? http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/Home/32592
- 10. leverage social mediatools to strategically listen to better engage communities in meaningful conversations help make informed decisions for programs and procedures http://www.flickr.com/photos/herculie/2370039001/
- 12. It's the People The new communication model is a dialogue. We should be talking with our citizens not at our citizens.
- 13. which means it's... transparent inclusive authentic vibrant sincere community-driven and NOT always... controlled exclusive manufactured project-driven "on message"
- 14. Social media and strongcommunities
- 15. Social media andstrong communities Be nice Not just a feel-good platitude Nice is a core belief Let it be contagious Think about language being used on social networks It's ok to be human http://www.flickr.com/photos/airloc/74772186/ Adapted from http://urbanverse.posterous.com/ten-ways-to-build-strong-communities-my-notes
- 16. Social media andstrong communities Know your citizens Future growth is tied to CRM or Customer Relations Management Think Citizen Relations Management See people as individuals Listen to your community Tools: Forums, database research, Twitter ecosystems, Facebook
- 17. Social media andstrong communities Status Updates and Location are key We have immediate local information from a trusted source No longer are we traveling alone Cities become our Icons for four Foursquare badges, stomping grounds including the BART-themed badge. Tools: Foursquare, http://www.bart. gov/news/articles/2009/news20091022. Twitter, Facebook aspx
- 18. Social media andstrong communities Be compelling Community is distinguished by creating a unique, memorable perspective Use blogs in multimedia Video and photos tell the story of a place Tools: Blogs, YouTube, Flickr, Vimeo http://urbanverse.posterous.com/ten-ways-to-build-strong-communities-my-notes
- 19. Sources and additionalgoodies http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/Home/32592 http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/Home/28994 http://urbanverse.posterous.com/ten-ways-to-build-strong-communities-my-notes http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2009/news20091022.aspx http://www.chrisbrogan.com/grow-bigger-ears-in-10-minutes/ http://www.twellow.com/category_users/cat_id/667 http://downtownnewhaven.blogspot.com/ http://seedingthecity.org/blog http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/cool_local_places_without_tourists.php http://theoverheadwire.blogspot.com/2010/04/bigger-thinking-on-texas-stadium-site.html http://www.cityofsound.com/blog/2010/02/emergent-urbanism-or-bottomup-planning.html http://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera.html
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