Connected Citizens Webinar Slides

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April 1st, 2011

© 2011 John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, all rights reserved.

This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non‐Commercial 3.0 License.


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Today’s Webinar

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• Why we wanted to explore connected citizens: Mayur Patel, Knight Foundation

• Highlights from the report & perspectives from the pioneers: Diana Scearce, Monitor Institute, Dana Jackson, Making Connection Louisville, Conor White‐Sullivan, Localocracy

• Q & A

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How Will the Network Age Affect Communities?

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[Interdependence] could be good, bad or both, and today it’s both. My simple premise is that the mission of the 21st century is to build up the positive and reduce the negative forces of interdependence. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON

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Seeds of the Future: Connected Citizens Today

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Listening to and consulting the crowds Actively listening to online conversations and openly asking for advice.

Designing for serendipity Creating environments, in person and online, where helpful connections can form.

Bridging differences Deliberately connecting people with different perspectives.

Catalyzing mutual support Helping people directly help each other.

Providing handrails for collective action Giving enough direction for individuals to take effective and coordinated action.

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Seeds of the Future: Connected Citizens Today

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Listening to and consulting the crowds Actively listening to online conversations and openly asking for advice.

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Seeds of the Future: Connected Citizens Today

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Designing for serendipity Creating environments, in person and online, where helpful connections can form.

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Designing for Serendipity

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Dana Jackson, Making Connections Louisville

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Seeds of the Future: Connected Citizens Today

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Bridging differences Deliberately connecting people with different perspectives.

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Bridging Differences

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Conor White‐Sullivan, Localocracy

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Seeds of the Future: Connected Citizens Today

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Catalyzing mutual support Helping people directly help each other.

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Seeds of the Future: Connected Citizens Today

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Providing handrails for collective action Giving enough direction for individuals to take effective and coordinated action.

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Questions?

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Glimpses of 2015: Connected Citizens Tomorrow

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So What? How You Can Make a Difference

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1 Embrace a Network Mindset

2 Provide Network Supports

3 Contribute to Learning

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So What? How You Can Make a Difference

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1 Embrace a Network Mindset

2 Provide Network Supports

3 Contribute to Learning

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So What? How You Can Make a Difference

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1 Embrace a Network Mindset

2 Provide Network Supports

3 Contribute to Learning

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Questions?

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Thank You!

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For more information, please feel free to contact: (Mayur Patel (patel@knightfoundation.org) Diana Scearce (diana_scearce@monitor.com) Dana Jackson (Dana.Jackson@makechangetogether.org) Conor White‐Sullivan (conor@localocracy.org)

To download the report: Visit www.connectedcitizens.net

To share your thoughts on Twitter: Use the hashtag #netcitizens © 2011 John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, all rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non‐commercial 3.0 License. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon the material contained in this report for non‐ commercial purposes. New works must acknowledge that that the material originally came from this report, but they don’t have to be licensed on the same terms as the original report. You can find additional details on the license at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc/3.0/.

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