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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.

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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…

Temi AdeoyeSep 3, 20152 min read

Civic Innovation: Hacking Citizen Data

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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.

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Andreas D. AddisonOct 21, 20157 min read

“Cultivating the Karass” My Civic Innovation Journey

As I walked through the SFO airport, I suddenly had a sinking feeling in my stomach. It was an early fall day in September 2012, and I was on my way to my first Code for America Summit. I felt that I had no reason to attend this…

Andreas D. AddisonAug 7, 20153 min read

Innovators Toolbox: System of Systems

Here we go again. Another meeting of circular conversations by subject matter experts, managers, and directors about a problem we are having with a project proposal. These meetings contribute more to global warming due to the amount of hot air being expelled than…

Serah Njambi Rono in Code For AfricaSep 24, 20155 min read

Want a ‘Data Revolution’? Then listen to what citizens really want

Why are the #OpenData and…

Kerry O'ConnorNov 29, 20155 min read

So you want to reform democracy

Joshua Tauberer

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Yes, I want to help reform democracy.

I agree with the response by Colin Megill when he wrote that your condescension is unbecoming. But it’s born out of a frustration that I can understand, as someone 16 years into my journey as a public servant, working from within to make better happen. It’s…

Nick Grossman in Internet Meets WorldSep 23, 20133 min read

Beyond Civic Apps: Making All Apps More Civic

A few years ago when I was working on the Civic Commons project with Code for America and OpenPlans, I did a presentation at Living Cities called “Cities that Work Like the Web” which discussed using open standards and internet architectures to build…

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…