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README
Small solutions for small problems
These are the initial notes from the Code for America Pre-Summit 2016 breakout session on Small Projects.
Hashtag: #smallprojects
^ Use this!
There is tremendous value in taking hard to find information, and putting it in an easy to find place.
Momentum is super important. Small wins are great!
How do we keep projects small (scoping)?
- Finding a champion for a project is difficult.
- Learning how to scope a project is important!
- Deadlines are important!
- Non-technical stakeholders can keep things on track.
- Demo?s are helpful to show progress!
What types of solutions might we have for small problems?
- A webpage with 2 mailto: links, to email elected officials
- Just showing/linking information is valuable
- A google spreadsheet as DB, webpage hosted on gh-pages
- Budget clock ?how many hours to??
- List of city representatives on twitter, as a means to contact them
- Have a open ?help desk? for community members and partners to get technical advice
- You can forgo a database, and just use a google spreadsheet often
How do we discover small problems to work on?
- Engage with local media about small projects (i.e investigative reporting)
- Have a ?call for ideas? event!
- Civic ideas speed-dating! - a way to bubble up common ideas
- Complaint ignite-style talks (generate ideas of what you?d like to fix in your city)
- Invite people to present ideas at Demo nights
How do we get partners to present an idea that is do-able?
- One of the roles of leadership is to prep partners for what ideas make sense.
- Leadership vets ideas
- Learn about partners & what their needs are
- Ask ?what?s the problem? not ?what is the solution??
Ideas:
- Civic stories (how do accomplish civic process)
- Countdown clocks to important dates in your city
- A relatable data set with questions associated, for data analysis
- Collect twitter handles of city officials & how to communicate with them
- Static website showing eligibility & process for various applications (i.e SNAP)
- Website that links to services agnostic of city/state/etc
