[wsfii-discuss] Connected Citizens - A 24-hour Game to Re-program Government

Tue Jan 22 21:03:42 UTC 2013

Hi friends

Please join us in a fun online game:

Feel free to redistribute!

Mike

*Michael Liebhold*
Senior Researcher, Distinguished Fellow 
<http://www.iftf.org/what-we-do/who-we-are/staff/mike-liebhold/>
Institute for the Future <http://www.iftf.org/>
@mikeliebhold <https://twitter.com/mikeliebhold>@iftf 
<https://twitter.com/iftf>

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> *What if we could re-program our government together in just 24 hours?
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> *Join us on January 22 at 12pm (PST)*
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> What bugs would you fix? What would be the killer app? How would you 
> combine citizen and government data to improve services and quality of 
> life in your community?
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> You are invited to participate in Connected Citizens 
> <http://www.connected-citizens.org/>, a one-of-a-kind, 
> *24-hour* collaborative forecasting game produced by the Institute for 
> the Future<http://www.iftf.org/> (IFTF).
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> The near future holds epic opportunities for rapid innovation in 
> government services. New civic technologies will be built with open 
> data, ubiquitous cloud connectivity, and real-time sensing. Connected 
> Citizens <http://www.connected-citizens.org/> is a global conversation 
> about how *connectedness* will change the relationship between 
> citizens and governments, and how government services will be designed 
> and delivered in the future.
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> Using IFTF’s Foresight Engine 
> <http://www.iftf.org/what-we-do/foresight-toolkit/collaborative-forecasting-games/>, 
> you’ll exchange ideas with hundreds of players about the technologies, 
> dynamics, and dilemmas generated in this new world of connected 
> citizenship. And we need your ideas—governments everywhere are 
> struggling with increasing public demand for services in the face of 
> austerity and resource reduction. You’ll join other innovators and 
> creative thinkers from around the world to solve
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> */What if together we could imagine hundreds of civic innovations to 
> improve communities and government services?/*
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> Participation in Connected Citizens will be limited, so pre-register 
> now at www.connected-citizens.org 
> <http://www.connected-citizens.org/> to be a Connected Citizens 
> insider and receive early notice of the game's launch.
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> *Every idea counts. We hope you'll join us.*
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