The document discusses concepts related to civic media, activism, and education. It proposes the idea of a platform that would host community activity proposals, enable voting, organize events for winning ideas, and allow for discussion and knowledge sharing to facilitate collective action. The platform would include personal profiles and gamification elements to create engaged communities and life-long learning. Next steps discussed are researching precedents, solidifying the platform concept, and preparing mock-ups.

1. Who & Why?
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2. Some definitions first…
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4. Civic Media: !
Any use of any technology for the purposes of increasing civic
engagement and public participation, enabling the exchange of
meaningful information, fostering social connectivity, constructing critical
perspectives, insuring transparency and accountability, or strengthening
citizen agency.
- Henry Jenkins
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5. Activism:!
Activism in the context of civic media work refers to engagement of community
members, either individually or collectively, in the improvement of their local community. It
can refer to political or social or environmental engagement. It can mean engagement
online or actively in the actual community.
The topic also includes concepts of civic action, civic engagement, participation, collaboration,
collective action.
- http://civic.mit.edu/topics/activism
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6. Education:!
Education in the context of civic media work refers to the process and product of
learning skills, acquiring information, and understanding ourselves and our communities.
Healthy communities need informed members and they need skills and understanding of
complex issues to continue to solve their local issues.
- http://civic.mit.edu/topics/education
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7. What I DO NOT mean by Collective Action…!
It is not necessarily doing the same thing at the same time in the same
location.
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8. If we all jump at the same time – let’s say1 million people –
will it create an earthquake?
(Even if it happens, it can happens only once – not good enough for me)
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9. What I DO mean by Collective Action…!
Individuals with shared goals take action themselves and this forms a
collective aggregate.
Collection of individual actions that serve for a higher goal and create
impact as a whole.
Increase the ability of individuals to engage in change, aggregation of
individual actions to a wholesome.
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10. What I DO mean by Collective Action…!
Individuals with shared goals take action themselves and this forms a
collective aggregate.
Collection of individual actions that serve for a higher goal and create
impact as a whole.
Increase the ability of individuals to engage in change, aggregation of
individual actions to a wholesome.
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11. What I DO mean by Collective Action…!
Individuals with shared goals take action themselves and this forms a
collective aggregate.
Collection of individual actions that serve for a higher goal and create
impact as a whole.
Increase the ability of individuals to engage in change, by motivating them
to contribute and learn from each other.
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12. If each of us brings their own piece to the table
then we might do some good.
(hmm sounds delicious!)
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13. - How did it start? !
- Gardenista (of course!)
BACK TO YEAR 2011
Home Post Events Market My Gardens
Mobil Technologies - Social Networking
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15. Users?!
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16. What if it’s a platform…!
▴ that hosts different activity
proposals
▴ has a voting system
▴ manages events for winning
ideas
▴ arranges physical meet-ups
for execution
▴ allows for discussion,
knowledge sharing
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17. What if it’s a platform…!
▴ with personal profile and
improvement charts.
▴ mission based accomplishments.
▴ game-like awards.
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18. Will this be a sustainable platform?
Will it create an opportunity for life-long learning?
Can it create engaged communities?
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19. Who cares?!
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23. And I care, as a citizen…
(a non-US one though)
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24. Do you?
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25. Next Steps!
▴ Look for more precedents.
▴ Solidify the platform concept – think about components
▴ Look at technological needs (Web app – mobile – database – mapping)
▴ Prepare mock-ups for the information architecture.
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26. Thanks!
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