I recently facilitated the team-forming process for GovHack 2017 in Wellington. I have facilitated team-forming for three GovHack events and for other hackathons such as Open Data Day and Datarama. Over these events, I have developed a process that you may find valuable for opening hackathons. I’ll describe my process and some of my thinking […]
It is easy to find claims that open data can change the world. It is a lot harder to find out exactly how that happens. We have examples of open data used in ways that lead to benefits for citizens. Growing more of those in a society-wide trend faces many challenges. Building momentum for the release and use of […]
Physical action is a powerful way to engage people in a face to face workshop. Simple techniques like continuums and voting with your feet get can achieve 100% participation. When people are fully engaged with each other and the task, the tangible outputs are better and more trust is built. Here is an account of […]