how online social innovation tools can revive civic engagement
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How Online Social Innovation Tools Can Revive Civic Engagement. By Laura Kelly For Dr. Greene A-CAPS 4360. The Past. The Changes. The Other Factors. Work without Borders. The Throne of Self. The Result. The Impact on Politics and Civic Engagement. Loss of collective vision - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How Online Social Innovation Tools Can Revive
Civic Engagement
By Laura KellyFor Dr. GreeneA-CAPS 4360
The Past
The Changes
The Other Factors
Work without Borders
The Throne of Self
The Result
The Impact on Politics and Civic Engagement
• Loss of collective vision
• ‘Less about solutions and more about posturing’ - Carl Boggs
• Disillusionment
• Disengagement
Democratic Deficit
• Of all of the developed nations, the US is one of the least civically engaged.
Local Democratic Deficit Travis County Voter Participation
My Premise
Citizens would engage if:
• they could do so online at their convenience
• the data was digestible (visual)
• their input was utilized
• the process was fun (and not painful!)
‘Game’ Tool Overview
• ‘Players’ (citizens) choose ‘teams’ (issues)
• Work collaboratively to build ‘playbook’ (solution framework)
• Work is done iteratively over specific period of time
TEXAS PLAY BOOK
Join us for the ‘Pre-session Games’!
Choose Your Team
Public Education
Health Care
Energy
Transportation
Immigration
Player Requirements
‘Scout the Players’
(get to know the players, other positions)
‘Strength(sensitivity)Training’
(watch videos of neighbors and others who hold different views or who have concerns that need to be pondered)
Add your ‘Highlight Videos’ (post your thoughts, ideas, concerns)
Post your ‘Stats’ (info and picture, ‘position’ you usually play)
‘Draft a Player’ (do you know someone whose skills who would be helpful? recruit them to be a part of your team)
Team CollaborationCreate your ‘Game Strategy’ (poke others via facebook)
‘Huddle Up!’ (gather your players for some face-to-face time or find a huddle near you)
Draft your ‘Play Book’
Run It by the Officials(Policy Wonks, Economists, and Entrepreneurs)
• Are there flags? (strong concerns)
• Still have ‘yards to go’? (bases uncovered or major elements not addressed)?
Take Your Team to the Playoffs
Gather your fans (those who “Like!” your ‘Play Book’)
Certain # of “Likes” to make it to playoffs
‘Weighted value’ x 2 Hardcore Fans (have seen ‘Game Film’
and have ‘Scouted the Players’)
X 1 Everyday Fans (have only seen ‘Game Film’)
Rules of the GameCan be ‘benched’ for flagrant fouls (3 complaints of digressing into insults or cursing)
May request a ‘review from the official’ (will check their post/blog record)
Can be reinstated after a penaltyCan be ‘ejected from the game’ for 1 more violation
Your team’s ‘Playbook’ is presented to the Legislative Select Committee
as a community-built solution
Super Bowl Game
Collaborative Gaming SuccessFold It
Unite and Innovate Online
Get Out of the Press Box &
Into the Game !*No need to remain confined by the media created
boxes of politics, class, and religion