NET2LOCAL GENERATORYour ideas solve problems

Hello!

Today we’re going to generate ways technology can help make the world better.

First, think of an issue you care about and know about.

Now, answer one or more of these statements:• We need more X in this area.• I need people to understand X in this area.

• This would work better if only I could find X.

• Here’s what’s really hard:• Here’s what’s really easy:

Now the theory.

There are issues.

http://philanthropy.blogspot.com/2011/09/problems-and-solutions-difficulties-and.html

And there are problems.

http://philanthropy.blogspot.com/2011/09/problems-and-solutions-difficulties-and.html

We can’t confuse the two.

Technology can illuminate issues.

http://ilovemountains.org/my-connection

http://kgi.org

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/01/white-house-garden-subsidized-crops_n_869616.html?view=print&comm_ref=false/

Technology can pinpoint deviance.

http://seeclickfix.com/kansas_city

http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas.aspx

Technology can prompt people to act.

http://wvmetronews.com/2014/01/17/map-goes-blue-governor-says-water-is-safe/

Read & Talk1. Go to the wall and read the sticky notes.2. If something strikes you as interesting or

if you have questions about it, raise them, share what resonates.

3. Are there similarities? Discuss them.

Rate• Using a pen, place a checkmark on the

sticky note that resonates most with you. • Which one seems ripe for a

technological intervention, or which one are you most interested in exploring?

• You have THREE checkmarks.

Thank You!Here’s what’s going to happen next:

1. Send the sticky notes to Caravan Studios.

2. They will synthesize, categorize and upload(itize) your ideas to Hacker Helper (a place where hackers find info to inform their work at hackathons).

3. The Caravan team will advocate for your ideas at an upcoming Code for America hackathon.

[Facilitator info and contact]

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