New Model
for Citizen Organizing
A model that empowers citizens to innovate, co-create, and advocate for the implementation of multi-perspective solutions to a specific issue. Tech-powered. People-focused. Passion-driven.
Currently seeking funding and partner organizations.
Crazy cool!
OSSV3:
Communities
25-26 June 2013
An event focused on enhancing government understanding of open source software, hardware, and data communities — how they function, how to engage existing communities, and how to establish new ones. Very cool.
ICT Solutions Day
World Bank ICT Unit
28 February 2013
The World Bank’s ICT Unit asked us to help turn a regular event into a co-creation event. We started with crowd-sourcing before the event, and introduced some fun (and successful) opportunities for government ministers to work with experts on specific problem statements.
Tech@State
Internet Freedom
8-9 March 2013
Internet Freedom: technology can be used to suppress as well as empower!
This two day event will discuss that topic, with a first day filled with fabulous speakers and a second day of unconferencey goodness led by yours truly…
OTG
OGP NAP Monitoring
DC ♥ acronyms.
We’re building civil society teams to support and monitor the accomplishments within each of the initiatives that the US committed to in their OGP (Open Government Partnership) NAP (National Action Plan).
This is a project of OTG (OpenTheGovernment.org).
OpenGov
It's Better Together
Bizerte, Tunisia
19 December 2012
Tunisia is working to join the OGP. We thought it would be fun to help launch their open government efforts by building some common understanding and language in-country — as well as developing working relationships between the government, civil society, and the private sector.
Tech@State
ElecTech
31 Nov - 1 Dec 2012
What technologies are making elections run more smoothly?
This two day event will discuss that topic, with a first day filled with fabulous speakers and a second day of unconferencey goodness led by yours truly…
NASA, State, VAi2
Open Source Summit
20-21 June 2012
Following on last year, NASA wanted more — but this time in DC and with lots of other agencies.
Enter the State Dept and the VA Innovation Initiative and we have an awesome time convening the open source in gov community to make some real progress!!
World Bank
Development Data Challenge
1 June 2012
The World Bank has released an impressive amount of data, but now what?
I facilitated a diverse group of data geeks, international aid experts, data viz kids, and number crunchers to brainstorm ideas and show the possibilities!