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The Promise of
People in Civic
Tech
Daniel X. O’Neil
HackFort
March 26, 2015
1
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Points
• Where you from?
• About Smart Chicago
• A focus on infrastructure for others
• What you can do
December 24, 2015 2
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Where you from?
December 24, 2015 3
Where you from?
December 24, 2015 4
Where you from?
December 24, 2015 5
Where you from?
December 24, 2015 6
@danxoneil @smartchicago
So anyway ya, buy all my books on
Amazon. Thanks.
December 24, 2015 7
@danxoneil @smartchicago
OK enough of that. Let’s talk about
something that really matters.
December 24, 2015 8
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Our Principles
Technology
Open
Everyone
Chicago
December 24, 2015 9
Our Principles
Technology
Open
Everyone
Chicago
December 24, 2015 10
Access, Skills, and Data
Smart Chicago is a civic organization
devoted to improving lives in Chicago
through technology. We work on increasing
access to the Internet, improving skills for
using Internet, and developing meaningful
products from data that measurably
contribute to the quality of life of residents in
our region and beyond.
December 24, 2015 11
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Access
If you’re not connected
to the Internet, it is
difficult for technology to
be of much use to you.
December 24, 2015 12
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Skills
If you can’t use the
Internet, being
connected isn’t going to
be all that meaningful.
December 24, 2015 13
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Data
We construe data as
content. Because there
has to be something
meaningful to look at
once you’re connected
and skilled.
December 24, 2015 14
@danxoneil @smartchicago
The Founders:
2 Philanthropies, 1 Municipality
December 24, 2015 15
The John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
• A center for ideation and
conception
• Julia Stasch: 2007 report,
“The City that NETWorks”
• Our primary source of funding
December 24, 2015 16
@danxoneil @smartchicago
The Chicago Community Trust
• Provides housing for the
organization and is fiscal
agent
• At the center of funding and
knowledge for the region
• Critical financial, human
resources, and other support
December 24, 2015 17
@danxoneil @smartchicago
The City of Chicago
• The most important policy
lever in the region
• Departmental relationships
• A critical partner for having
impact and getting things
done
December 24, 2015 18
@danxoneil @smartchicago
We function as a tech
development outfit.
December 24, 2015 19
The Work
December 24, 2015 20
Focus on infrastructure
We make technology, programs,
and initiatives that allow others
to be more effective— to
provide clarity and impetus
December 24, 2015 21
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Amazon Web Services
• We host dozens of apps
for civic hackers
• At a moment’s notice & for
as long as they want
• This allows us to be helpful
at the moment of
inspiration
• Eliminating stoppers,
encouraging innovation
December 24, 2015 22
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Project Work and Office Space
• We have three employees at Smart
Chicago
• A deliberate strategy to spread
revenue, power, and growth across
the ecosystem
• We are founding tenants of 1871,
going back to May 2012
• We’ve helped jumpstart a half dozen
companies
• OpenGov Hack Night— an
institution. There because of our
seats
December 24, 2015 23
@danxoneil @smartchicago
CUTGroup
• Civic User Testing Group as a new
model for UX testing, digital skills
development, and community
engagement in civic tech
• 800+ residents are available
• We’ve paid each of them a $5 VISA gift
card. When they participate in a test,
they get a $20 gift card
• We help the developers design and
implement UX testing and it allows us
to be deeply engaged with
communities while improving digital
skills
December 24, 2015 24
@danxoneil @smartchicago
And we produce a lot of software.
December 24, 2015 25
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Foodborne Chicago
• We use computers & code to search Twitter for
tweets related to food poisoning in Chicago
• We do as much as we can to automatically zero-in
on the tweets we think are really about a possible
food poisoning case and really coming from Chicago
• Then real humans review the tweets and @reply
back to people with a link back to our site, hoping to
generate legitimate service requests
December 24, 2015 26
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Sometimes I wonder: where are
all the people?
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Big data can
be empty of
humans.
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Thing is:
Humans
have
immense
use.
@danxoneil @smartchicago
Tell me where you’re from.
@danxoneil
(773) 960-6045
doneil@cct.org
December 24, 2015 30
@danxoneil @smartchicago

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The Promise of People in Civic Tech

  • 1. The Promise of People in Civic Tech Daniel X. O’Neil HackFort March 26, 2015 1 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 2. Points • Where you from? • About Smart Chicago • A focus on infrastructure for others • What you can do December 24, 2015 2 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 6. Where you from? December 24, 2015 6 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 7. So anyway ya, buy all my books on Amazon. Thanks. December 24, 2015 7 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 8. OK enough of that. Let’s talk about something that really matters. December 24, 2015 8 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 11. Access, Skills, and Data Smart Chicago is a civic organization devoted to improving lives in Chicago through technology. We work on increasing access to the Internet, improving skills for using Internet, and developing meaningful products from data that measurably contribute to the quality of life of residents in our region and beyond. December 24, 2015 11 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 12. Access If you’re not connected to the Internet, it is difficult for technology to be of much use to you. December 24, 2015 12 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 13. Skills If you can’t use the Internet, being connected isn’t going to be all that meaningful. December 24, 2015 13 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 14. Data We construe data as content. Because there has to be something meaningful to look at once you’re connected and skilled. December 24, 2015 14 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 15. The Founders: 2 Philanthropies, 1 Municipality December 24, 2015 15
  • 16. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation • A center for ideation and conception • Julia Stasch: 2007 report, “The City that NETWorks” • Our primary source of funding December 24, 2015 16 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 17. The Chicago Community Trust • Provides housing for the organization and is fiscal agent • At the center of funding and knowledge for the region • Critical financial, human resources, and other support December 24, 2015 17 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 18. The City of Chicago • The most important policy lever in the region • Departmental relationships • A critical partner for having impact and getting things done December 24, 2015 18 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 19. We function as a tech development outfit. December 24, 2015 19
  • 21. Focus on infrastructure We make technology, programs, and initiatives that allow others to be more effective— to provide clarity and impetus December 24, 2015 21 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 22. Amazon Web Services • We host dozens of apps for civic hackers • At a moment’s notice & for as long as they want • This allows us to be helpful at the moment of inspiration • Eliminating stoppers, encouraging innovation December 24, 2015 22 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 23. Project Work and Office Space • We have three employees at Smart Chicago • A deliberate strategy to spread revenue, power, and growth across the ecosystem • We are founding tenants of 1871, going back to May 2012 • We’ve helped jumpstart a half dozen companies • OpenGov Hack Night— an institution. There because of our seats December 24, 2015 23 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 24. CUTGroup • Civic User Testing Group as a new model for UX testing, digital skills development, and community engagement in civic tech • 800+ residents are available • We’ve paid each of them a $5 VISA gift card. When they participate in a test, they get a $20 gift card • We help the developers design and implement UX testing and it allows us to be deeply engaged with communities while improving digital skills December 24, 2015 24 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 25. And we produce a lot of software. December 24, 2015 25 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 26. Foodborne Chicago • We use computers & code to search Twitter for tweets related to food poisoning in Chicago • We do as much as we can to automatically zero-in on the tweets we think are really about a possible food poisoning case and really coming from Chicago • Then real humans review the tweets and @reply back to people with a link back to our site, hoping to generate legitimate service requests December 24, 2015 26 @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 27. Sometimes I wonder: where are all the people? @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 28. Big data can be empty of humans. @danxoneil @smartchicago
  • 30. Tell me where you’re from. @danxoneil (773) 960-6045 doneil@cct.org December 24, 2015 30 @danxoneil @smartchicago

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  2. Kelly Library, Englewood
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  7. So I am dubious of any discipline that seeks to help people that doesn’t seem to really include people in meaningful ways. Remember how stoked Burgess Meredith was in the Twilight Zone when all the people were gone and he was left with his books?
  8. Pretty much every time I see something in the world of “big data” or “predictive analytics”, there is never any mention of humans. As if the machines are autochthonous, indigenous, comes from nowhere and knows everything. Empty of humans.
  9. But of course humans have made everything. And they are the most versatile and capable objects on earth. Burgess Meredith got pretty bummed when he immediately broke his glasses and couldn’t read any of his glorious books. His myriad word repositories were of no use. If only there was one other human left to read to him.