cooperation

The Solar Power Tree and My Civic Dilemma

by Brian on 10-22-2010

in civics,london,media

Woke up the other day and read this story about a hideous metal tree (it’s actually London’s logo — maybe one of those things that doesn’t look right on a different scale) with awkwardly-attached solar panels to symbolize London as a “clean and progressive community.” There were already some complaints on Twitter. When I saw it for [...]

Tagged as: blogging, complaints, cooperation, democracy, design, dialog, digital democracy, open government, participation, social media

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London, City of Opportunity: Journalism Edition

by Brian on 10-23-2009

in a2bb,brainstorms,london,media

Part of a new series I’m starting to explore social, creative, and economic opportunities specific to London Ontario. Recently I posted about the benefits of educating citizens to think like journalists. Since then I found a lot of great examples of a collaborative approach to journalism — not just between professionals and amateurs, but between [...]

Tagged as: cities, collaboration, conversation, cooperation, journalism, news, opportunity, organizations, social media, web

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