2. “People are basically good.”
–Pierre Omidya (founder of eBay)
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3. “People are basically good.” :/
–Pierre Omidya (founder of eBay)
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4. “People will behave if they sense
that there is a long-term value in
doing so, and a short-term loss in
not doing so.”
−Yochai Benkler, Professor of Entrepreneurial
Legal Studies & co-director of the Berkman Center
for Internet and Society @ Harvard University
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5. Civic Engagement:
The activities which promote
the bridging of communities
with socially conscious thought
and action.
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6. Civic participation is not required
in the United States.
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7. Civic participation is not required
in the United States.
Not to mean there shouldn’t be
better motivation to participate.
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8. Why is this important?
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9. Why is this important?
How can we incentivise
further involvment?
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10. What value would this add?
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11. SOCIAL &
CIVIC VALUE
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12. Social Value:
The expected collective or economic benefits
derived from the preferential treatment and
cooperation between individuals and groups.
(Aka: Our stock of relationships with people we can trust
and rely on (Ex: Helping someone change their flat tire))
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13. Civic Value:
The benefits from a group actively trying to
improve society, the results of which are
made available even to those who are not
participants in the group.
(Much harder to create than social value)
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14. Cognitive Surplus:
The cumulative available talents
and free time of people.
(CONSUMER v. COLLABORATOR)
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15. “...Our best chance for finding
good ideas is to have as many
groups as possible try as many
things as possible.”
−Clay Shirky, Adjunct professor @ New York University's
graduate Interactive Telecommunications Program
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16. “...How much value we get out of
our (CS) is how much we allow
and encourage one another to
experiment, because the only
group that can try everything is
everybody.”
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18. Ushahidi (Testimony)
A non-profit software company that develops free and open source software
for information collection, visualization and interactive mapping.
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19. Funtivity Time:
- 15 min.
- Brainstorm possible ways
to create social/civic value
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20. “Revolution doesn't happen when
society adapts new tools, it happens
when society adapts new behaviors.”
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21. “Revolution doesn't happen when
society adapts new tools, it happens
when society adapts new behaviors.”
“Behavior is motivation that has been
filtered through opportunity.”
-C.S.
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