Year: 2015

  • Talk: Schwabe Symposium 2015: Big, Open, Crowd-sourced and Exhaust(ed)!

    Talk: Schwabe Symposium 2015: Big, Open, Crowd-sourced and Exhaust(ed)!

    Today I gave a talk called, “Crowd-sourcing public health: The Foodborne Chicago Project” at the Schwabe Symposium 2015: Big, Open, Crowd-sourced and Exhaust(ed)! Here’s the abstract for the conference: Evolution in technology has made the possibilities for data collection, information-exchange, networking, and data integration limitless. Using new and emerging technologies to conduct research, promote animal or human…

  • Award: 50 on Fire for Smart Chicago

    Today the Smart Chicago Collaborative was named to Chicago Inno’s 50 on Fire Chicago Civic Winner. Here’s the full list of winners and a post on the Smart Chicago blog.  

  • News Article: The business hug: Do you embrace it or not?

    News Article: The business hug: Do you embrace it or not?

    Here’s me in a Chicago Tribune story re: The business hug: Do you embrace it or not? Collaboration and distance Dan X. O’Neil ⇒, executive director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative, reserves hugs for close collaborators, and ones he doesn’t see very often. He partnered remotely this summer with others via Slack, using the messaging platform to…

  • PANEL: Social Media and Digital Tech in Service Development

    Today I participated in this panel: Social Media and Digital Tech in Service Development Social media provides us with a unique opportunity to listen to and understand citizen needs and to launch innovative programs and services that address them. While social media commentary is often overlooked when programming decisions are made, social good organizations can gain…

  • PANEL: Looking at Infrastructure: Smart Cities & Smart Government

    Today I participated in a panel discussion about Smart Cities. We covered a lot of ground, including equity. Looking at Infrastructure: Smart Cities & Smart Government – Embark on a panel discussion regarding the issues associated with smart city projects ranging from infrastructure considerations to imperatives regarding privacy, ownership, and stewardship of data, to funding…

  • Youth-Led Tech

    Youth-Led Tech

    Youth-Led Tech is a training program I developed and launched at Smart Chicago Collaborative. Here’s a story on the Smart Chicago Youth-Led Tech program published by Susan Crawford on Backchannel: Crossing the Digital Divide on Chicago’s Toughest Streets. Snips: Dan O’Neil, the spiky-haired, fearless leader of Smart Chicago, told me last week he was often on…

  • News Story: Chicago police misconduct records published online

    Today marks the publication of more than 56,000 complaints alleging misconduct by Chicago Police Department by the Invisible Institute.  Crain’s Chicago wrote a story: Chicago police misconduct records published online. Here’s the framing: Chicago has championed using technology to present granular civic information on everything from towed vehicles to food inspections, in ways that improve citizens’ lives. But…

  • Panel: Mind Bytes— Current and Future Urban Challenges: The Role of Big Data and Technology

    Today I participated in a panel for Mind Bytes. Here’s a description: Projections show that urbanization, combined with the overall growth of the world’s population, could add another 2.5 billion people to urban populations by 2050. Exponential growth in urban density and cities brings numerous challenges and opportunities, both in the short and long term. Various…

  • Panel: Big Data Driving Big Change for the Denver Chamber of Commerce

    Today I participated in a discussion about the use of big data in helping economic development in regional planning. The focus is on the value of humans in designing and validating systems.

  • Design Thinking Day with Madonna Scholars

    Today I lead the current crop of Madonna Scholars in a day of design thinking at The Chicago Community Trust. Here’s a presentation from the day: Madonna youth from Daniel X. O’Neil And a team pic: