Month: November 2015
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…