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Adriel Nation –Technologies for democracy;social media for social good

By adrielhampton,on July 30th,2011%

I am writing to ask you to join Adriel Nation,my network for promoting emerging technologies for better government,democracy and self-governance and for sharing opportunities to help charities around the world. All of my blogging is now on this new platform,powered by NationBuilder. Adriel Nation has two key focuses:promoting emerging technologies . . . →Read More:Adriel Nation –Technologies for democracy;social media for social good

Encouraging Public Participation in China

By adrielhampton,on June 23rd,2011%

On Tuesday,Luke Fretwell,Dustin Haisler and I spoke for a couple hours to a delegation of 17 municipal,provincial and federal Chinese officials about Gov 2.0 and civic innovation in the U.S. Dustin described how his company,Spigit,encourages idea generation and helps filter through thousands of opinions to create actionable suggestions. . . . →Read More:Encouraging Public Participation in China

Reflections from a Year on Empire Avenue

By adrielhampton,on May 2nd,2011%

My Empire Avenue story began in February 2010,at lunch at Maxâs in San Francisco with Chris J. Moore,CIO of Edmonton,Alberta,Canada. EAv,as it’s colloquially known to early adopters,is an Edmonton company,although it has staffers as far afield as Denver. Chris and I were colleagues from Gov 2.0 . . . →Read More:Reflections from a Year on Empire Avenue

KL Gov 2.0,ThirdThurs.org,SFTechDems.org,SFFireApp.org,LetsDoItSF.org and More to Come

By adrielhampton,on April 17th,2011%

The new Gov 2.0 crew in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.

I haven’t been blogging here much due to a busy schedule and lots of other blogging around the civic tech space,especially in San Francisco. Most of my Gov 2.0 blogging is now news oriented,and can be found at the Gov 2.0 Radio . . . →Read More:KL Gov 2.0,ThirdThurs.org,SFTechDems.org,SFFireApp.org,LetsDoItSF.org and More to Come

It’s Unacceptable for a Campaign Twitter to Ignore @ Messages

By adrielhampton,on February 3rd,2011%

Fourteen said it is unacceptable for a political campaign to ignore interactive messaging on Twitter. The fifteenth was a political consultant. . . . →Read More:It’s Unacceptable for a Campaign Twitter to Ignore @ Messages

Unconferences Can’t Move Gov 2.0 Forward

By adrielhampton,on January 11th,2011%

There is a need for new event models that support progress in the greater Gov 2.0 corpus. . . . →Read More:Unconferences Can’t Move Gov 2.0 Forward

Every City Needs Julie Michelle

By adrielhampton,on January 6th,2011%

For government marketing agencies to make the leap to cost-effective and ultimately more productive efforts to attract residents,jobs and emerging industries,they should find,embrace and empower their Julie Michelles. . . . →Read More:Every City Needs Julie Michelle

A Few Gov 2.0 Thoughts As We Greet 2011

By adrielhampton,on January 2nd,2011%

In 2011,with U.S. local and state governments facing financial binds,I see Gov 2.0 here increasingly driven by citizens (including dedicated government employees acting in their citizen capacity) and focused on economic development and do-it-yourself government. Political leaders will be buoyed by their constituents and by ideas due. . . . →Read More:A Few Gov 2.0 Thoughts As We Greet 2011

'Today'and Tomorrows that Might Be

By adrielhampton,on October 13th,2010%

I’m speaking at Beyond 2010 Edmonton next week,and,stepping out from my usual social media,open data and Gov 2.0 fare,my presentation ties personal childhood passions and forever dreams into a talk called “Sci-fi,Digital Society and the Future of Governance.”Here’s a look at several of the books that figure . . . →Read More:'Today'and Tomorrows that Might Be

Fall Speaking Schedule

By adrielhampton,on September 14th,2010%

My fall schedule is quite busy,and I’m looking forward to meet many of my social media friends at several upcoming speaking engagements.

So you’ll know where to find me:

Citizen 2.0 Workshop –Sunday,Sept. 19,2-4 p.m.,Fairfield,CA –I’ll be leading a session on social media for progressive activists and . . . →Read More:Fall Speaking Schedule