Andrew Arrieta The Crowd Works
Hello!
I am Andrew Arrieta 2015 IDEX Fellow Former Public Policy Analyst; Political Campaign Coordinator; Compliance Auditor Co-Founder, The Crowd Works
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Idea Goals Progress Road Map
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A government can be no better than the public opinion that sustains it. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Idea ▧ Citizen Movements fueled by technology ▧ Information easily spreads ▧ Participatory government trends
INSTITUTIONS + PUBLIC = THE CROWD WORKS A collaborative platform bureaucrats, legislators, and NGOs to find innovative policy solutions from researchers, scholars, and engaged citizens.
Goals Collaboration
Knowledge Base
Participatory Change
Non-partisan collaboration of highlevel policy discussion.
Solutions provided as casual analysis, creative ideas & case studies from around the world.
Actionable solutions that can be implemented.
▧ Threading of Responses
▧ Active in India & USA next 6 months
▧ Progress reports & open dialogue
▧ Solution Seeker Active: AMA, live chat, meetups
▧ Different professions & motivations
▧ Variation of solutions
Progress: Early Adopters Targeting on Social Media
Offline Engagement
▧ Supportive of think tanks, public policy NGOs
▧ Events with diverse speakers
▧ Influential individuals in civic tech & public policy
Progress: Early Adopters Original Content q Resource guide delving into the causes, creative ideas to solve and case studies around social problems q Guest posts from policy experts
Political Institutions: Early Adopters
South East Asia: Visiting in June/July interested parties
USA: NYC City Council Candidate; Mayor of City
India: Policy Institute; Civic Engagement Foundation; Communications Authority of India
Road Map
Launch June (India)
Build Contacts South East Asia
Launch August (USA)
Usage of Website
Q&A
Any questions? Contact: andrew@thecrowdworks.org