Let the games begin for hackers to fight #MITCOVID19Challenge! We started a platform to showcase worldwide Events, Problems to hack both Big+Local, assemble teams and Showcase Solutions using Brightidea Please start contributing and listing at MITHackingMedicine.brightidea.com/COVID19

Thousands of volunteers and experts from around the world collaborate on the JOGL website and on the Slack workspace! Together, we create solutions to better prevent, detect, and treat #COVID19. app.jogl.io/program/openco… #openscience #opensource #opendata #citizenscience #diybio

Hello world! Any coders out there with a lot of free time wanna partner up to make a web platform? Im thinking of something like Quora but for finding solutions to significant problems. Hit me up! I need a partner ASAP!

Would it be possible to build a large worldwide social network while being based in a developing country like Morocco? If so, how?

If 2 heads are better than one,imagine what’s possible when you engage a larger number of people in solving a problem. Our #animation with NHS Horizons explores how crowdsourcing can be used to create real change. Discover more from our #animation team ow.ly/ZDdX50BtnuO

Having so much information at our fingertips is causing us to scan through text instead of reading it and engaging with it

Do you have a live-saving idea? This challenge with a global housing NGO helps to improve housing and preserve house foundations in disaster-prone areas. View the challenge here: bit.ly/34AoasV

I want to share a new book, Power to the Public, that illustrates how nonprofits and governments can use technology to solve some of the most pressing issues of our time. It includes some good examples and is worth a read for anyone who cares about making change happen.

What started as this alum’s MIT master’s thesis, lives on as the Civic Tech Field Guide, a crowdsourced, global directory of 4,000+ technologies for the public interest. bit.ly/2UYJk24 MIT Media Lab

I started a blog where I'll post interviews with people from interesting civic tech projects. The first interview is with Mikk Andresen from @Citizen_OS. Have a look! #civictech #TechForGood #participatorydemocracy thecivictechinterviews.wordpress.com/2021/09/09/int…

As we have found a sponsor that covers all the costs for OpenSym 2021, registration will be free. Registration is required to receive all platform- and conference-related information via email. You can register at: forms.office.com/r/F4LfRinbza #OpenSym2021

I just posted the second interview of The Civic Tech Interviews series.  This time it's with Robert Bjarnason  of Citizens Foundation . Enjoy! thecivictechinterviews.wordpress.com/2021/09/15/int…

"I'm just being honest" is a poor excuse for being rude. Candor is being forthcoming in what you say. Respect is being considerate in how you say it. Being direct with the content of your feedback doesn't prevent you from being thoughtful about the best way to deliver it.

I just read this well-researched and enlightening paper by @curtomil about Madrid's civic participation platform "Decide Madrid" and some problems that arose since it started in 2015. #civictech osf.io/preprints/soca…

I've been reading so many papers over the past year to inform my design decisions for a project, but I only remember a tiny portion of what I read. Does anyone have any practices or techniques they'd like to share to remember more from readings?

How did Morocco lead a conversation with 36 million citizens? Proud to have contributed to #OECD's 'Participo' series on innovations in governance around the world. Link below! #delibwave #collectiveintelligence #morocco

Just read this paper about Wikum+. It's an interesting take on threaded discussions that integrates summarization. Great for avoiding overwhelmingly long and disjointed online discussions

The #CfAllSummit21🌐 is kicking off! Neil Smyth, Mark Frischmuth & Jean F. Queralt will share their different approaches & what they see as key topics to really achieve a step-change in our collective ability to collaborate effectively. 🎟️ Register NOW! 👉 bit.ly/3n6NVvc

Check out interview #3 of the series with Anselm’s old handle, creator of the city simulation Citybound! thecivictechinterviews.wordpress.com/2021/09/28/int…

Check out interview #4 of 'The Civic Tech Interviews' with Travis Kriplean , creator of the fantastic online discussion tool consider.it! thecivictechinterviews.wordpress.com/2021/12/17/int…