Chicago's 'Array of Things' is a collaborative effort among leading scientists, universities, local government, and communities to collect real-time data on the city’s environment, infrastructure, and activity for research and public use.
James Fishkin’s first attempt at a national deliberative poll in the United States fell short in 1992; however, the National Issues Convention, his second attempt was held in 1996. The $4 Million project coincided with the 1996 election season and featured almost 500 randomly selected participants meeting in Austin, Texas...
A conference bringing Inuit youth from Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Russia together to deliberate on issues surrounding the idea of a common language among all Inuit peoples across the world in order to promote a unified Inuit community.
An initiative aimed at engaging people who had directly experienced homelessness, to explore their experiences through creative writing, and challenge the public's preconception of who people effected by homelessness really are.
AskThem.io is a free, open-source platform for questions-and-answers with public figures and any verified Twitter account. AskThem is a project of the Participatory Politics Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to increase civic engagement.
