Laurenel len McCann@ e l l e _ m c c a n n

PEOPLE

FIRST: A MICRO-LESSON IN

CULTURE HACKING

“

COMMUNITY

”

“

TECH

”

CIVIC

TECH?

W H O A R E Y O U T R Y I N G T O

O R G A N I Z E ?

FUNK PARADE 2014

CIVIC SPECTACLE

CIVIC SPECTACLE

YOU

ENGAGAMENT GOALS FOR CIVIC TECH

@FUNK PARADE

• Identify existing communities

• Demonstrate how “civic tech” can fit into various communal contexts

• Cultivate communal joy and investment in local civic tech

• Show off tech talent and…integrate tech into other DC communities

SOCIAL MAGNET IN ACTION

THE TECH

EMBASSY

A CIVIC TECH

ART N’

SCIENCE FAIR

IDENTIFY:WHO YOU’RE TRYING TO WORK WITH

& WHO ELSE YOU SHOULD WORK WITH.

LET INCLUSION DICTATE YOUR DESIGN

LESSON #1

LITERALLYMEET FOLKS WHERE THEY ARE.

GO TO THEM

-- DON’T MAKE THEM COME TO YOU.

LESSON #2

bit.ly/techembassy

BUILD

WITH, NOT

FOR

Laurenel len McCann@ e l l e _ m c c a n n

Thank you <3