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Digital Citizenship and Engagement: Guides, Playbooks, and Resources

Digital Citizenship and Engagement: Guides, Playbooks, and Resources

A Living Document
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Becky MichelsonApr 4
Design-Thinking and Community Engagement: A Conversation with Albuquerque and New Orleans City…

Design-Thinking and Community Engagement: A Conversation with Albuquerque and New Orleans City…

As cities in the City Accelerator’s 2nd cohort progress in their 18-month projects to engage lower-income residents, the cohort takes…
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Becky MichelsonApr 4
Engagement Lab Visits Ghana for “Handwashing With Ananse” Training

Engagement Lab Visits Ghana for “Handwashing With Ananse” Training

Some 12,000 Ghanaian children die each year from diseases that could be prevented by hand-washing with soap, according to the Child Health…
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Wade KimbroughMar 28
City Accelerator
How can text messages encourage people to see a doctor?

How can text messages encourage people to see a doctor?

Lessons from the New Orleans City Accelerator Project
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Becky MichelsonMar 16
Changing a Culture One Meeting at a Time

Changing a Culture One Meeting at a Time

By Kathy Nyland, Seattle’s Director of Neighborhoods
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Becky MichelsonMar 8
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Community PlanIt: Climate Smart Boston — Launches March 25, Gathers Public Input on Climate Change…

Community PlanIt: Climate Smart Boston — Launches March 25, Gathers Public Input on Climate Change…

Global warming and community meetings — not usually two things that spring to mind on a list of fun things to do or discuss. But, what if…
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Christina WilsonMar 26
Find the Right Flow — New Tabletop Role-Playing Game Addresses Youth Employment in Bhutan

Find the Right Flow — New Tabletop Role-Playing Game Addresses Youth Employment in Bhutan

Work Flow is a tabletop card game that incorporates role play and strategy elements, and is designed to engage players in reflecting on the…
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Christina WilsonMar 8
Baltimore City and Reentry Right: How Returning Citizens Are Improving Baltimore’s Reentry System

Baltimore City and Reentry Right: How Returning Citizens Are Improving Baltimore’s Reentry System

By: Daniel Atzmon (Prevention Specialist in the Baltimore Mayor’s Office on Criminal Justice, City Accelerator Project Project Lead) and…
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Becky MichelsonMar 7
Global Voices Exchange: Digital Advocacy in the Global South

Global Voices Exchange: Digital Advocacy in the Global South

How are advocates in the global south using digital tools to get things done? What are the benefits, risks and challenges to using the…
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Eric GordonMar 3
Community Narrative as a Method for Increasing Participation in Civic Engagement

Community Narrative as a Method for Increasing Participation in Civic Engagement

Authors: Katherine Deidrick, Fellow for the Atlanta Living Cities City Accelerator Project, Terica Black, Project Manager with the Mayor’s…
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Becky MichelsonMar 1
Stand Up and Get Care: A Healthcare Campaign in New Orleans

Stand Up and Get Care: A Healthcare Campaign in New Orleans

by Ariel White, (Former City Accelerator New Orleans Project Lead with 5o4 HealthNet)
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Becky MichelsonFeb 24
Building Better Lives: Entrepreneurship + Innovation = Economic Opportunity in Albuquerque’s…

Building Better Lives: Entrepreneurship + Innovation = Economic Opportunity in Albuquerque’s…

By: Frank Mirabal, Ph.D (Director of Collective Impact, City of Albuquerque)
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Becky MichelsonFeb 22
Academic-Community Collaboration Mini-Conference Recap via Boston Civic Media

Academic-Community Collaboration Mini-Conference Recap via Boston Civic Media

In January 2016, Boston Civic Media gathered 65 researchers and practitioners from over 24 different universities, community organizations…
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Becky MichelsonFeb 12
Apply Now for Civic Media: Art & Practice MA Program at Emerson College (Deadline: March 1st)

Apply Now for Civic Media: Art & Practice MA Program at Emerson College (Deadline: March 1st)

The application deadline is fast approaching for admission to the Engagement Lab @ Emerson College’s master of arts program — Civic Media…
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EL_NewsFeb 11
Emerson Game Developers Kicking Off 2016!

Emerson Game Developers Kicking Off 2016!

Emerson Game Developers Kicking Off 2016!
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EL_NewsJan 22
Recap: Boston Civic Media Kick-off Event

Recap: Boston Civic Media Kick-off Event

Live-blogged by: Renee Siobhan
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EL_NewsJan 20
@Stake: A Series of Field Notes in Game Development

@Stake: A Series of Field Notes in Game Development

By: Becky Michelson
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EL_NewsDec 15, 2015
City Accelerator Cohort II: Fall 2015 Convening Recap

City Accelerator Cohort II: Fall 2015 Convening Recap

By: Becky Michelson
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EL_NewsDec 10, 2015
Using Digital Platforms to Promote Participatory Politics: A Discussion with Danielle Allen

Using Digital Platforms to Promote Participatory Politics: A Discussion with Danielle Allen

By Engagement Lab (Roma Dash)
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EL_NewsFeb 5
David Weinberger Asks: Is The Internet Disappointed In Us?

David Weinberger Asks: Is The Internet Disappointed In Us?

By Engagement Lab (Roma Dash)
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EL_NewsFeb 5
Girls Make Games Workshop Recap

Girls Make Games Workshop Recap

By Becky Michelson
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EL_NewsFeb 5
Liveblog from the Data Transparency Conference

Liveblog from the Data Transparency Conference

By Catherine D’Ignazio
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EL_NewsFeb 5
@Stake To Receive “Knight Prototype Fund” Grant

@Stake To Receive “Knight Prototype Fund” Grant

By Engagement Lab
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EL_NewsFeb 5
Finding the Balance between Seriousness and Fun: Games in Development

Finding the Balance between Seriousness and Fun: Games in Development

By Engagement Lab (Gazbia Sorour)
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EL_NewsFeb 5
Meeting Ms. Meta: A Female Superhero That You Create

Meeting Ms. Meta: A Female Superhero That You Create

By Engagement Lab
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EL_NewsFeb 5
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Engagement Lab @ Emerson College
Engagement Lab @ Emerson College

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