Medium

Tagged in

Civic Innovation

Building a Fair and Functioning San Francisco Together

Almost everyone who visits San Francisco falls in love with it. People love the character of the city. To me, that spirit isn’t contained in the way the buildings look or even the beauty of the Bay. The city’s greatness comes from its…

Arnaud SahuguetMar 304 min read

My Three Wishes for the Sidewalk Labs' Genie

I spent 8 years at Google as a product manager, including 3 years in the Google.org Social Impact team, with a strong focus on civic innovation and cities.

1 response

Noel FranusMar 215 min read

We’re selling ourselves short when we equate civic innovation with data and tech.

Civic innovation isn’t just for technologists. Let’s rethink the brief, inject design thinking into civic life, and hire creative directors to help lead our cities.

10 responses

New UnionMar 143 min read

Is It Time for a Bottom-up Approach to Digital Democracy in UK Politics?

Is the political sphere moving fast enough to keep up with the needs of the people who live in the world?

Becky Michelson in Engagement Lab @ Emerson CollegeMar 87 min read

Changing a Culture One Meeting at a Time

By Kathy Nyland, Seattle’s Director of Neighborhoods

Indy Johar in Dark Matter LaboratoriesFeb 2711 min read

The need for a Civic Economy…

Whilst there has been much talk recently of how local people should be at the heart of improving places and economies, too little is said about the accompanying change that…

IntersectionFeb 199 min read

Mayor de Blasio Announces Public Launch of LinkNYC Program, Largest and Fastest Free Municipal Wi-Fi Network in the World

First LinkNYC kiosks replacing payphones throughout the City are now fully…

Andreas D. AddisonFeb 186 min read

Innovation doesn’t fit into a box

Government is full of boxes. One box is a customer service agent for a department, managing the interaction between government services and the public, another is in finance handling accounts payable and receivable. You have the box of Budget managers, trash collectors…

joelfarissFeb 165 min read

Designing for Dignity in Government

We are all designers, but the values we embody as we design make all the difference in the world. This is the first of a couple blogs I’ll be posting over the next month outlining some reflections on my first six months working as a civic innovator.