I re-read what I wrote and I want to make it clear that the
E-Democracy survey results are front in center in MY own work -
http://bit.ly/edemsurveyresults - and NOT connected to Kate's
presentation/work/etc. It may be fuzzy in my wording. That said,
measuring impact is a huge communal need across civic tech. - Steve
Steven Clift - Executive Director, E-Democracy
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On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Steven Clift <[email protected]> wrote:
> Check out this event:
> http://bit.ly/Krontirisberkman
>
> Kate and I had a great chat the other week about measuring the impact
> of civic tech. This is front in center with this preliminary release:
> http://bit.ly/edemsurveyresults Kate wanted me to let you know this
> Harvard event is open to public registration and will be webcast LIVE
> (but per the note below, but not recorded for later viewing).
>
> Since daylight savings times are in flux, for global viewers, find
> your local time:
> http://bit.ly/convertwebcasttime
>
> Read on below. Very interesting. - Steven Clift, E-Democracy.org
>
>
> From: Kate Krontiris
> Date: Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 1:28 PM
> Subject: March 24th || Berkman Center Talk || Understanding Interested
> Bystanders
>
> Hi there Steven -
>
> I wanted to invite you to join the ranks of hecklers at an upcoming
> Berkman Center lunch talk, where (for the first time publicly!) we
> will be presenting new findings of an ethnographic and quantitative
> study into what motivates everyday Americans to do things that are
> civic.
>
> Tuesday, March 24th @ 12p EST
>
> RSVP required and lunch served
>
> Please RSVP at this link:
> http://bit.ly/Krontirisberkman
>
> This research was conducted in collaboration with the Google Civic
> Innovation portfolio and my colleagues from Google will be present to
> discuss how this work has informed the design of civic-related
> products and services at Google.
>
> * John Webb is a senior user experience researcher at Google
>
> * Charlotte Krontiris is a writer and researcher based in Cambridge.
>
> * Eric Gordon, who has just published an extensive volume of case
> studies called the Civic Media Project - http://civicmediaproject.org
> , will be moderating the discussion.
>
> I’m particularly hopeful that you will be able to attend, as I would
> really value your feedback on the substance and implications of the
> work for the civic technology community and civic life more broadly.
>
> The talk will be webcast live on this page starting at 12p EST, but
> will not be recorded.
>
> Thanks kindly for informing our hosts as to your availability -- and I
> hope to see you there!
>
> Warmly,
> Kate
>
> From the RSVP page:
> http://bit.ly/Krontirisberkman
>
> America's Complicated Relationship with Civic Duty: Understanding
> Everyday Americans at the Core of Civic Innovation
>
> with Berkman Fellow, Kate Krontiris. Kate will be joined by research
> colleagues John Webb (Google) and Charlotte Krontiris. Eric Gordon
> will be moderating the discussion.
>
> Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 12:00 pm
> [NEW LOCATION] Harvard Law School
> Wasserstein Hall, Room 2004 (second floor)
> RSVP required for those attending in person via the form:
> http://bit.ly/Krontirisberkman
> Event will be webcast live on this page at 12:00 pm but will not be recorded.
>
> This talk will explore the results of research conducted over the past
> year by the Google Civic Innovation team.
>
> The research includes a joint qualitative and quantitative study for
> understanding “Interested Bystanders,” or that portion of the
> population that is paying attention to the world around them, but not
> regularly voicing their opinions or taking action.
>
> As applied research, this work sought to 1) inform the design of
> civic-related products and services at Google and 2) be of actionable
> value across the civic technology community more broadly. In reporting
> what we learned, we also have attempted to share how we learned it,
> and offer a case study for the use of human-centered research to
> inform civic interventions.
>
> About Kate
>
> Kate is a researcher, strategist, and facilitator working to transform
> civic life in America. In pursuit of a society where more people
> assert greater ownership over the decisions that govern their lives,
> she uses ethnographic tools to design products, policies, and services
> that enable a more equitable democratic future. During her fellowship
> with the Berkman Center, Kate will explore two topics: 21st century
> girlhood, and Americans' awareness of their government's presence in
> their lives.
>
> With full research support from Google’s Civic Innovation portfolio,
> Kate just finished traveling across the United States to ascertain
> what motivates everyday Americans to take civic actions and what holds
> them back. The goal of this research is to understand how we have
> become a nation of interested bystanders, and what can be done to
> nudge everyday people to take small actions that could radically
> transform the fabric of civic participation. The findings are being
> used to inform the design of civic products and services at Google,
> and will be shared with the civic tech ecosystem publicly, likely
> later this year.
>
> Kate is best known for her applied research on how citizens use
> technology. Earlier this year, Kate led a discovery and design process
> on behalf of Personal Democracy Media to investigate and envision a
> new center for civic innovation in New York City. In spring of 2013,
> she led a first-of-its-kind ethnographic investigation into American
> elections, assessing the human motivations, technological systems, and
> institutional landscapes that define elections administration at the
> most local levels. This year, the non-profit, non-partisan civic
> startup TurboVote is prototyping with elections officials a series of
> tools whose specifications flow directly from the findings, in order
> to effect a wholesale re-visioning of the voter experience by 2016.
> Kate also spent time in the U.S. Department of State and at Google
> Ideas, exploring how technology might be used to improve judicial
> outcomes.
>
> Prior to her graduate education, Kate built a career in
> problem-solving justice and mediation. Working with the Center for
> Court Innovation around New York City, she shepherded a
> multi-stakeholder task force on prison reentry in Harlem and developed
> meaningful community service initiatives for the Bronx Criminal Court.
> She also mediated over 150 conflicts through youth court and conflict
> resolution programs.
>
> Kate is a graduate of Columbia University. She holds a Masters in
> Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government
> and an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. She serves as a
> member of the Harlem Justice Corps Community Advisory Board and is
> also an alumna of the AmeriCorps National Service Program.
>
> http://katekrontiris.com/ || @katekrontiris
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