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From Spark to Community to Civic Design Firm–Reflections on Five Years of CivicMakers

The spark came over coffee. I was still working at Change.org and meeting so many inspiring people working on seemingly endless inspiring…

Jun 24, 2019

From Spark to Community to Civic Design Firm–Reflections on Five Years of CivicMakers

Jun 24, 2019

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Trusting the process, and the people — Designing the Parks and Tech Challenge

Oftentimes, when deep into the design of a group process, I hit a point where the possibility of failure seems all too real, and that no…

Feb 16, 2018

Trusting the process, and the people — Designing the Parks and Tech Challenge

Feb 16, 2018

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A Year of Seeking Equanimity

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief…

Jan 12, 2018

A Year of Seeking Equanimity

Jan 12, 2018

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What is CivicMakers?

People still ask us “What is CivicMakers?” In many ways, we’re still asking that same question, but after the whirlwind of 2016, we have…

Jan 17, 2017

What is CivicMakers?

Jan 17, 2017

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Not you, not me, just We

We live in challenging times. In fact, we have always faced challenges, and with courage, conviction, love and struggle we have moved…

Nov 21, 2016

Not you, not me, just We

Nov 21, 2016

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Personal Democracy Forum 2016: Movements, Voices and Values

Last week I found myself back in New York City for another Personal Democracy Forum. This was my second in person, and my 4th or 5th as an…

Jun 16, 2016

Personal Democracy Forum 2016: Movements, Voices and Values

Jun 16, 2016

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Community Technology, and the Ghost of Civic Hacking Past

As Code for San Francisco’s National Day of Civic Hacking weekend event winds down, I’m reflecting on organizing my first hackathon, and…

Jun 6, 2016

Community Technology, and the Ghost of Civic Hacking Past

Jun 6, 2016

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Cities and Startups Building Solutions and Community, Together

Last Thursday was spectacular. To say that CivicMakers facilitated a training and hosted a happy hour is missing the point. Last Thursday…

May 25, 2016

Cities and Startups Building Solutions and Community, Together

May 25, 2016

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#civictech Startup Stories - The First Pitch

We just had a first round interview with Matter.vc. Here’s what we learned.

Feb 19, 2016

Feb 19, 2016

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#CivicTech Primer: Uncharted territory

In my last post, I shared some thoughts about “civic tech,” a new(ish) sector focused expressly on the public good. This definition opens…

Oct 22, 2015

#CivicTech Primer: Uncharted territory

Oct 22, 2015

Lawrence Grodeska

Lawrence Grodeska

to gather, celebrate & create on spaceship earth / founder @civicmakers / music @therealnumbers / past @accelasoftware @change @sfgov @stopwasteorg / #civictech

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