Crowd Sourcing Solutions
How should a city close a $635m budget gap? No, seriously. Tell us. That was more or less the thinking behind www.ChicagoBudget.org- our online home for budget resources and an IdeaScale crowd sourcing tool where people can share and vote on their ideas for Chicago to balance the books. The site generated 2,588 ideas, 7,118 ...
Geeking out for Chicago
Couldn’t be more proud to work with these guys! This NYTimes piece really lays out what the Mayor is trying to accomplish with tech, data and social media. 3 OF MAYOR’S MEN JOIN FORCES. THEIR GOAL: HARNESS TECHNOLOGY TO HELP THE CITY. By JAMES WARREN The cramped office seems out of the movie “A Beautiful ...
100 days of awesome (#Humblebrag alert)
I haven’t posted in a really long time. I’ve got this new boss and he’s kinda intense… This blog really started as a place for students and clients. Now my only clients are the people of Chicago, so I’ve been focusing all social media efforts on trying to keep the public up-to-speed and involved with ...
@MaeganCarberry loves causing trouble
I know I’m super late on getting caught up on the blog…but things have been a bit hectic, to say the least. After just a few weeks in office, I talked with HuffPo blogger and politica @MaeganCarberry about early goings on in the new Chicago Mayor’s Office. My headline would have been “Look Out, Business ...
