civic engagement in the digital age
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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