Sometimes, a word can’t do justice to an idea. To some, the word “hackathon” means a somewhat narrow, one-dimensional kind of event that attracts software developers cloistered away to tinker with new APIs – fueled by pizza, Red Bull, and …
Building The New Civic Hackathon
April 30, 2012 in Baltimore, Commentary, Open Data, Philadelphia, San Francisco
The Brigade Effect
April 26, 2012 in #meta, Brigade, News
People aren’t just watching, talking, and tweeting about civic technology — they are acting! Over the week of February 25 – March 4, passionate citizens around the country came together to “Code Across America.” Eight events were organized by the …
When is failure an option?
April 26, 2012 in #meta, Accelerator, Brigade, Civic Startups, Commentary
This is Just the Beginning
April 26, 2012 in #meta, Fellowship
Four weeks of training on all things government, industry, and tech — done. Five weeks of living in, learning about, and contributing to our cities — done. Four weeks of defining opportunities and starting to deploy apps — done. Since the Fellows came …
The Case for a Municipal Chief Data Officer
April 25, 2012 in Commentary, Guest Post
Dating back the beginning of our nation, governments have always been in the business of collecting and analyzing data. In the 1790 census, the U.S. Congress used age categories to determine how many military-age men lived in the United States. …
Check out Engagement Commons [beta]
With civic engagement becoming an increasingly critical component of successful governance in the 21st century, cities around the world are seeking to leverage technology as a tool for citizen participation, but civic leaders face real challenges finding, evaluating, and deploying …
