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Civic Engagement in the Digital Age

Internet Map

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Internet Use (U.S.A)

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

71%

28%

26%

28%

23%

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The Era of Radical Connectivity

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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

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Government Transparency

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Crowdfunding

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Getting Things Fixed

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Communicating & Polling

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Informing Citizens

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“we demand too much from technology and

not enough of ourselves.”

Nate Silver

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Solving complex social problems

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How Effective Is….

from: The Advocacy Gap by Fission Strategy, 2013

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“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

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Peer-to-Peer Revolution

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Sidestepping Public Institutions

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Filter Bubble

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Ensuring Representation

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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?

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People + Experts + Government= Better Services and Communities

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Citizens as Agents of Change

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Citizens as Agents of Change

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Thank you!

Questions?

Amanda Levinson@amanda_levinson

[email protected]


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