civic engagement in the digital age

Civic Engagement in the Digital Age

Internet Map

Internet Use (U.S.A)

Social Media Use 2014 (U.S.A.)

71%

28%

26%

28%

23%

The Era of Radical Connectivity

Ways of Civic Engagement

Traditional Model● Town hall● Block club● Letters● F2F meetings● Door-to-door● Sit-ins

Digital Model● Online petitions● Blogs● Videos● Communication with

officials through email, Facebook, Twitter

● Front Porch Forum

Government Transparency

Crowdfunding

Getting Things Fixed

Communicating & Polling

Informing Citizens

“we demand too much from technology and

not enough of ourselves.”

Nate Silver

Solving complex social problems

How Effective Is….

from: The Advocacy Gap by Fission Strategy, 2013

“Scratch your Own Itch”

The Groundswell

A social trend where people use technology to get what they need

directly from each other rather than from institutions.

-Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff

Peer-to-Peer Revolution

Sidestepping Public Institutions

Filter Bubble

Ensuring Representation

How can we design technology & offline

activities to connect us with each other and our

governments to inspire greater civic participation

and generate meaningful social change?

People + Experts + Government= Better Services and Communities

Citizens as Agents of Change

Citizens as Agents of Change

Thank you!

Questions?

Amanda Levinson@amanda_levinson

amanda@stagecoachdigtal.com