Success Story: A Small Town Uses Technology in Big Ways
As the web took off in the 1990s, so did investigative reporters, who used the Internet to get new access to data and documents.
Joel Gurin • Open Data Now: The Secret to Hot Startups, Smart Investing, Savvy Marketing, and Fast Innovation (Business Books)
We’re excited to explore ways to make it easy for stewards and community members to create or bring in high-quality, relevant local content in a sustainable way. Could part of the revenue generated go towards embedding local journalists to investigate the community’s most pressing questions? Could a local digital space link up with tools like Civic... See more
in poor communities, where the resources may be few, but people’s minds are often less tethered to notions of ‘how things must be’.
Rob Hopkins • From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want
Whether using sophisticated Geographic Information Systems (GIS), participatory hand-drawn maps, or a combination of methods, successful mapping emphasizes relationship-building and local knowledge. The goal is to develop a nuanced understanding that can inform regenerative action, recognizing that the most valuable insights come from the lived exp... See more