Ethan Zuckerman, Director of MIT Center for Civic Media, spoke with D&S came to ask, what constitutes a civic act (voting, protesting, volunteering for a social cause, etc.)? This is such an interesting question in the digital world. There are many factors involved in why we decide to perform a civic act, such as the cost it will take for the individual, efficacy of the act, and the sense of duty one feels to perform the act. So, if we want more civic engagement, we need to ask how do we reduce cost and increase effectiveness of their engagement (this...
convener, entrepreneur, speaker, connector