Well done.
via: Festival of Ideas
This is an interesting idea, although I am sure the app only works for NYC. Still, it seems like there is still too much for users to do in order to “give”. I think for something like this to really work the ability to share would need to be much simpler. Like one or two buttons that simply say “give” “get” or “whatever else” and then the phone and its GPS, or the phone and its camera, do all the rest.
Still, I like the idea of trying to help commuters through crowd-sourcing. Does there exist a Montréal equivalent?
via: The Pop-Up City
This is amazing. They say people (and especially young people) aren’t engaging anymore. Well, I think they are, in more creative and inspiring ways than before. Organizing public art events like this takes more energy, passion, and skill than voting in yesterday’s election (and look where that got us).
…I know the Champ des Possibles would love to have these sorts of artists in residence in the Field, and encourage more community-building there. Any artists out there looking for a green space to make art, and community?
via: The Pop-Up City
These unconferences need to happen more often, and in more sectors of society. Could you imagine a real problem-solving “think festival” around issues of transportation and public space in Montréal? Or biodiversity in the city? Or how to keep gentrification in check so our city remains liveable, and sustainable? …Wouldn’t that be amazing?
…clearly, Tremblay’s administration wouldn’t have the capacity to engage in such an open way, but surely there must be some public servants and public officials who could…?
via: Streetfilms
