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Websites for Creating the Future City
Over 50% of the world's population now lives in cities, so the conditions are ripe for improving, adjusting and rethinking the urban landscape and city life. The web flourishes with digital platforms for community discussion, since now it’s city dwellers - rather than governing executives - that actively take part in city-related decision-making. Check out the following seven websites that harness the power, wisdom and knowledge of the crowds to cultivate smarter future cities.
3. SPACEHIVE
WHAT A crowdfunding platform for neighborhood improvement projects.
IN DETAIL Spacehive gives community members the chance to beautify their public spaces. Users can pitch their own ideas, receiving fundraising and technical assistance from Spacehive, or use the platform to donate to projects that interest them.
WHERE London, UK.
4. THE CITY 2.0
WHAT A collaborative platform for sharing ideas and stories about urban transformation.
IN DETAIL The winner of the TEDx annual prize for 2012, The City 2.0 gives a voice to the masses, allowing anyone to share their ideas and stories about urban experience and cultivating a better future city.
WHERE Worldwide.
5.
WALKONOMICS
WHAT Crowdsourcing pedestrian-friendliness ratings of streets.
IN DETAIL Aiming to rate the walkability of every street in the world, Walkonomics invites each and every one of us to take part and contribute information. Over 600,000 streets have been rated so far, with a strong presence of London, San Francisco and New York drags. You can add any street in the world and rate it - no login information required.
WHERE Cities worldwide.
6.
WALK YOUR CITY
WHAT An open-source platform to create accurate wayfinding signs that will then be installed around town.
IN DETAIL Aiming to get more people out of their cars and onto the streets - on foot, Walk Your City harnesses the knowledge of city dwellers to self create wayfinding signs.
WHERE Anywhere.
7.
POPULARISE
WHAT A crowdsourcing platform focused on local development.
IN DETAIL Popularise facilitates open discussion among community members and builders, giving city dwellers the power to engage in local development projects.
WHERE Currently in Washington DC, Baltimore, Seattle and Oklahoma City.
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WHAT A digital outlet to share ideas and engage in dialogue about urban improvement.
IN DETAIL The public dialogue platform states that it takes a mere minute to come up with an idea to improve your city, but small speaks volumes: your ideas can go a long way. Post them online.
WHERE Chicago, Memphis, New York and San Jose.
Image: screenshot of Give a Minute
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WHAT A collaborative platform for sharing ideas about urban development.
IN DETAIL A digital platform where city residents can express their needs, share their ideas and discuss others' suggestions, Neighborland connects between community members in an effort to generate change in their neighborhoods based on the ideas posted online.
WHERE Various cities Stateside, including Austin, Chicago, San Francisco and New York City.
3. SPACEHIVE
WHAT A crowdfunding platform for neighborhood improvement projects.
IN DETAIL Spacehive gives community members the chance to beautify their public spaces. Users can pitch their own ideas, receiving fundraising and technical assistance from Spacehive, or use the platform to donate to projects that interest them.
WHERE London, UK.
4. THE CITY 2.0
WHAT A collaborative platform for sharing ideas and stories about urban transformation.
IN DETAIL The winner of the TEDx annual prize for 2012, The City 2.0 gives a voice to the masses, allowing anyone to share their ideas and stories about urban experience and cultivating a better future city.
WHERE Worldwide.
5.
WALKONOMICS
WHAT Crowdsourcing pedestrian-friendliness ratings of streets.
IN DETAIL Aiming to rate the walkability of every street in the world, Walkonomics invites each and every one of us to take part and contribute information. Over 600,000 streets have been rated so far, with a strong presence of London, San Francisco and New York drags. You can add any street in the world and rate it - no login information required.
WHERE Cities worldwide.
6.
WALK YOUR CITY
WHAT An open-source platform to create accurate wayfinding signs that will then be installed around town.
IN DETAIL Aiming to get more people out of their cars and onto the streets - on foot, Walk Your City harnesses the knowledge of city dwellers to self create wayfinding signs.
WHERE Anywhere.
7.
POPULARISE
WHAT A crowdsourcing platform focused on local development.
IN DETAIL Popularise facilitates open discussion among community members and builders, giving city dwellers the power to engage in local development projects.
WHERE Currently in Washington DC, Baltimore, Seattle and Oklahoma City.
2. NEIGHBORLANd
WHAT A collaborative platform for sharing ideas about urban development.
Image: screenshot of Spacehive
Image: screenshot of The City 2.0
Image: screenshot of Walkonomics
Image: screenshot of Walk Your City
Image: screenshot of Popularise
segunda-feira, 4 de novembro de 2013
Um empurrãozinho na criatividade.
Todos nós somos criativos. Lembra das suas brincadeiras de criança? Dos
seus desenhos? Das perguntas para seus pais?
No entanto, com o passar dos anos, a socialização e educação formal
praticada na maioria das escolas acabam nos levando a reprender muitos desses
impulsos criativos infantis. Aprendemos a ser mais maduros, mais prudentes,
mais cautelosos, mais atentos aos julgamentos alheios.
Hoje em dia, criatividade é essencial para se ter sucesso em muitas
áreas e organizações. Pesquisa recente da IBM com CEOs de todo o mundo revelou
que este é o traço mais procurado para os líderes de hoje - mais do que o
rigor, a disciplina de gestão, a integridade ou até mesmo a visão.
Em Stanford University’s “d.school”, escola criada pelo fundador da
IDEO, David Kelley, os alunos aprendem a desenvolver a sua criatividade.
Segundo seus professores, eles não aprendem a ser criativos, eles redescobrem
a creative confidence - nossa capacidade natural de chegar a novas
ideias e a coragem de implementá-las. Para isso, é usada uma abordagem que
ajuda as pessoas a superarem os medos que bloqueiam a criatividade - medo do
desconhecido, de ser julgado, de dar o primeiro passo e de perder o controle.
Para ser criativo nos negócios, segundo Tom Kelley, CEO da IDEO, é
necessário sair de trás da sua mesa e se jogar nesse mundo caótico (tudo bem,
as palavras dele não foram exatamente essas, mas a minha interpretação é essa).
É lá que você terá os melhores insights. Aventurando-se para buscar
aprendizado, fugindo do óbvio e do rotineiro. Não espere que as melhores ideias
surjam só dos seus clientes, do seu chefe, dos seus colegas e dos seus
concorrentes. Olhe para fora. Saia da zona de conforto. Não tenha medo do
desconhecido.
Criatividade é algo que você pratica, e não apenas um talento que nasce
com você.
Outro empurrãozinho é usar a metodologia Design Thinking na sua prática
de trabalho. Mas quero falar mais disso em outros posts.
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