Open Data
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Popularity + Impact in Volunteer Movements: Alcoholics Anonymous, Poetry Slams, and the Path to Impact for the Civic Innovation Movement
Here’s a presentation I’m giving here later today. Hi, I’m Dan O’Neil, and I want to talk to you about popularity and impact in software. All of us here are somehow a part of the civic innovation sector of the technology industry, which has largely been a volunteer-driven movement. There are some lessons to be…
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Boss Second Season Filming Locations, Chicago
One example of how I used this site to expose municipal content as art.
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Open Data Product Idea: Severe Weather Community Center
Monday’s short but devastating storm in Chicago reminded me again of a product based on open data that I wish someone would make: a Severe Weather Community Center. I think there would be two parts to this: historical knowledge/ learnings/ upshots and a ready-to-go infrastructure when things go south. I picture the historical info to…
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Open Data Product Idea: “City Worker Worth Modules”
One of the staples of municipal data is the Payroll Database. Long before the Emanuel administration released salary, position, and title information for every worker on the City’s data portal, organizations like the Chicago Sun-Times and the Better Government Association had done the work of requesting and publishing salary information. These databases are usually pretty…
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So Apparently I Am A White House Champion of Change for Open Innovation
This morning I am in Washington DC to take part in a White House Champions of Change event focused on open innovation. Instead of trying to characterize this event myself, I'll just copy/paste some text: You have been selected by United States Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra to be highlighted as a ‘Champion of Change’,…