yourowndemocracy is a concept project that proposes a real-time voter sentiment feedback-loop platform merging social networking, direct political engagement, and the design of electronic market exchanges to create a modern online platform for participatory democracy.
2008 Buckminster Fuller Institute Challenge Submission
Original GONGBLOG post about YOD with comments
Lunch at Marfa Table, Marfa, TX
Willow loitering on my white chair
A gift of a tin Fiat Cinquecento from my Facebook friend, Italy-based designer Derek Stewart
Cousins Lulu Clementine and Willow Lin in Marfa, TX
Small Press Exhibit at the Marfa Bookstore in Marfa, TX
Little Bear Show on iPod Nano flying back from Orlando
Stuffed giraffe and Barbie doll at home. Photo by Willow
Sister-in-law Shirley and Lulu at Judd Compound, Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX
Train Park, Santa Fe
Jul 31, 2009 at 09:37PM Post a Comment “It seemed that very few American businesses actually did anything any more. Many companies were calling me to help them communicate their brand values more “transparently” to consumers — but transparency would mean opening the companies to observation and participation. This is plainly impossible for companies that don’t actually do anything.”
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