Imagine them all combined into a public theater (though these examples would be expanded to a much greater degree of "local-to-global animated knowledge-mapping")
The public is given animated demonstrations/animated data visualization, and exciting 3-D demos (and given chances to navigate independently) on a variety of issues going on in their city, and how it impacts them.
They provide input on what they have witnessed, and what they would like done about it, or what might be possible for them and others to do about it. This may require multiple day sessions, depending on the issue.
A program is designed that includes the input given by participants.
The input is then animated and played in the Geo Dome.
This would reveal how much money is needed to make the input a reality, and how it would impact individuals, and the overall city.
Include mobile text messaging into this process of obtaining and sending input. And this will allow people who don't own 'smart phones' to participate. Providing temporary 'smart phones' at the theater demo is also an idea.
Video Examples: (from http://youtube.com/earthintelnet)
Jason Liszkiewicz Executive Director (NYC) Earth Intelligence Network (501c3) Public Intelligence in the Public Interest www.earth-intelligence.net http://twitter.com/earthintelnet
Good stuff. This is also why I posted something similar about zipcode info updates, with examples being to combine http://everyblock.com with a map like this http://benfry.com/zipdecode
I recently read from the UN noon briefing (http://www.un.org/News/ossg/hilites.htm) last week that medical syringes and food aid for Somalia was stolen and destroyed by "militia."
No details beyond that were given. The reason I bring this up is the need for the inclusion of these kinds of incidents into such an aid database.
Stolen and destroyed aid must be found out as to what were the factors that allowed such an incident, how to prevent this, and bringing those involved to justice.
Jason Liszkiewicz Executive Director, Earth Intelligence Network(501c3) Public Intelligence in the Public Interest www.earth-intelligence.net http://twitter.com/earthintelnet http://youtube.com/earthintelnet
Another angle to this issue is for people to work towards gaining ground in pulling together people and resources to create media that competes and eventually displaces existing inept media.
http://www.publicmarkup.org already has this kind of thing that could be expanded and implemented deeper into the depths of DC.
I've collected and posted many "virtual democracy" websites here http://tr.im/mnfT
Jason Liszkiewicz Executive Director(NYC) Earth Intelligence Network(501c3) Public Intelligence in the Public Interest www.earth-intelligence.net http://twitter.com/earthintelnet http://youtube.com/earthintelnet
I've collected and posted many "virtual democracy" websites here http://tr.im/mnfT
Jason Liszkiewicz Executive Director(NYC) Earth Intelligence Network(501c3) Public Intelligence in the Public Interest www.earth-intelligence.net http://twitter.com/earthintelnet http://youtube.com/earthintelnet
Looks Promising!
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