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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

sgEngage

Datamaking, as an aspect of knowledge building , can even contribute to civic engagement and participatory democracy. The following image conveys what this looked like in practice for the same cultural intermediary that used the matrix tool above. We use these visuals to point to existing data sets and who controls access to the data.

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Accessibility Goals: Moving Past Compliance

Forum One

Web accessibility isn’t just about ensuring a public-facing website is accessible, but also intranets, internal digital tools, documents, videos, processes, and the information people need to do their jobs. The “I’m Determined” website focused on better addressing its audiences’ needs through a participatory design process.

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What Could Kill an Elegant, High-Value Participatory Project?

Museum 2.0

It's my "artistic rendering" of one of the most inspirational participatory projects I know of--the Bibliotheek Haarlem Oost book drops. Too often, cultural institutions design participatory projects that require visitors to learn new tools or make sacrifices to contribute. Tags: design participatory museum.

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Guest Post by Gaurav Mishra: The 4Cs Social Media Framework

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The first reason is the excessive focus on specific social media tools. Many first-timers are introduced to social media via specific tools. Many ’social media experts’ who are practitioners rather than thinkers also focus on specific tools. My own approach to social media is both tool-agnostic and terminology-agnostic.

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: Answers to the Ten Questions I Am Most Commonly Asked

Museum 2.0

I''ve seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Answers to the Ten Questions I am Most Often Asked

Museum 2.0

I've seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Brooklyn Clicks with the Crowd: What Makes a Smart Mob?

Museum 2.0

This highlights the fact that while participatory design is by no means exclusive to the Web, that is the place most of the current experimentation is happening. Specifically, the Brooklyn Museum is doing research about the role of independence and influence in participatory experiences. They kept the interface simple.

Museum 24