1. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking apps and data
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2. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
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3. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Context:
@timdavies - researching uses of open data,
and exploring open data & linked data uses
in practice. Empowering people to use data to
make a difference.
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4. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
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5. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
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6. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
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7. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
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8. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
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9. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Deļ¬ning open data
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10. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Deļ¬ning open data
Accessible
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11. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Deļ¬ning open data
Accessible
Technically open
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12. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Deļ¬ning open data
Accessible
Technically open
Legally open
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13. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Deļ¬ning open data
Accessible
Technically open
Legally open
Socially open
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14. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Data doesnāt just come from government
Image Credit: Melanie Chernoff http://bit.ly/fDahU6
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15. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
So what about apps...
7 rethinks...
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16. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
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17. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
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18. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
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19. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
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20. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
avourite
One of my f
tools...
visu alisation
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21. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
avourite
One of my f
tools...
visu alisation
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22. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
avourite
One of my f Data does
nāt even
tools...
visu alisation have to s
tay digital
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23. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
avourite
One of my f Data does
nāt even
tools...
visu alisation have to s
tay digital
* Vital for data publishers to remember. But also useful for developers to remember - sometimes you donāt
need to code.
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24. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers
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25. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers
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26. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers
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27. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers
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28. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers
re
Involves mo
ā
ādevelopment
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29. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers
re
Involves mo
ā
ādevelopment
But more
constraints?
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30. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #2: Data does more than make apps
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31. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #2: Data does more than make apps
Improves
bids, proposals
& projects
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32. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #2: Data does more than make apps
*And not everything makes good screen shots
Improves
bids, proposals
& projects
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33. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #2: Data does more than make apps
*And not everything makes good screen shots
Improves
Impacts markets
bids, proposals
and procurement
& projects
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34. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #2: Data does more than make apps
*And not everything makes good screen shots
Improves Removes
Impacts markets
bids, proposals information
and procurement
& projects asymmetry
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35. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #2: Data does more than make apps
*And not everything makes good screen shots
Improves Removes
Impacts markets
bids, proposals information
and procurement
& projects asymmetry
*One for the data providers again - but perhaps it also shows some other areas for āappifyicationā.
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36. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
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37. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
What is an app?
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38. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
What is an app?
...bringing together processes, data and information
intended to facilitate some speciļ¬c set of tasks...
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39. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
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40. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
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41. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
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42. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
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43. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
Apps can be physical.
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44. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #4: Apps are not just about utility
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45. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #4: Apps are not just about utility
Asborometer
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46. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #4: Apps are not just about utility
Asborometer Awesometer
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47. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #4: Apps are not just about utility
Asborometer Awesometer
Apps as ādigital pamphleteeringā
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48. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks āroute aroundā problems;
some problems need solving.
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49. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks āroute aroundā problems;
some problems need solving.
80% of the project
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50. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks āroute aroundā problems;
some problems need solving.
80% of the project
20% of the time
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51. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks āroute aroundā problems;
some problems need solving.
80% of the project 20% of the project
20% of the time
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52. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks āroute aroundā problems;
some problems need solving.
80% of the project 20% of the project
20% of the time 80% of the time
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53. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks āroute aroundā problems;
some problems need solving.
80% of the project 20% of the project
20% of the time 80% of the time
Accessibility
Accuracy
Sustainability
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54. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks āroute aroundā problems;
some problems need solving.
80% of the project 20% of the project
20% of the time 80% of the time
Accessibility
Accuracy
Sustainability
Accepting the
challenge?
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55. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks āroute aroundā problems;
some problems need solving.
80% of the project 20% of the project
20% of the time 80% of the time
Accessibility
Accuracy
Sustainability
Accepting the Re-negotiating
challenge? expectations?
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56. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
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57. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
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58. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
The classic view of Freecycle: ātoo many
emailsā.
So solve it with an app? Collect lots of
structured meta-data, match people up, make
it all push button...
But is that the real solution?
What social elements does it remove?
Couldnāt we just educate people to use
ļ¬lters?
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59. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
Not your proļ¬le? Switch users. The classic view of Freecycle: ātoo many
emailsā.
Wanted/Offered
Describe your item... So solve it with an app? Collect lots of
structured meta-data, match people up, make
it all push button...
But is that the real solution?
Pick expiry date
Post it What social elements does it remove?
Couldnāt we just educate people to use
ļ¬lters?
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60. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
Offered - some cool item The classic view of Freecycle: ātoo many
emailsā.
So solve it with an app? Collect lots of
structured meta-data, match people up, make
it all push button...
This item matched your But is that the real solution?
keyword search for 'cool'
I want it No thanks What social elements does it remove?
Couldnāt we just educate people to use
ļ¬lters?
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61. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
The classic view of Freecycle: ātoo many
People who want this item
emailsā.
Give it to this person
1.2 miles away So solve it with an app? Collect lots of
structured meta-data, match people up, make
Give it to this person it all push button...
2.4 miles away
But is that the real solution?
Give it to this person
location unknown What social elements does it remove?
Couldnāt we just educate people to use
ļ¬lters?
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62. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
Surprisingly high bandwidth
The classic view of Freecycle: ātoo many
emailsā.
So solve it with an app? Collect lots of
... structured meta-data, match people up, make
it all push button...
But is that the real solution?
What social elements does it remove?
Couldnāt we just educate people to use
ļ¬lters?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
63. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
The classic view of Freecycle: ātoo many
How to set up an e-mail ļ¬lter emailsā.
So solve it with an app? Collect lots of
structured meta-data, match people up, make
it all push button...
But is that the real solution?
What social elements does it remove?
Couldnāt we just educate people to use
ļ¬lters?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
64. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
The classic view of Freecycle: ātoo many
How to set up an e-mail ļ¬lter emailsā.
So solve it with an app? Collect lots of
structured meta-data, match people up, make
it all push button...
But is that the real solution?
What social elements does it remove?
Couldnāt we just educate people to use
ļ¬lters?
Itās not just a data problem. And data isnāt always the answer.
Consider about the organic social elements of the systems you are exploring.
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65. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
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66. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
1. Build something you will ļ¬nd useful
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67. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
1. Build something you ociallļ¬ndseful
s will y u useful
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68. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
1. Build something you ociallļ¬ndseful
s will y u useful
2. Solve your problem with data
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69. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how itās broken before
you try to ļ¬x it
1. Build something you ociallļ¬ndseful
s will y u useful
informatio
networks, n,
2. Solve your problem with data skills &
data
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70. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data
like cooking.
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71. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data
like cooking.
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72. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data
like cooking.
What are you cooking up?
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73. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data
like cooking.
What are you cooking up?
Hor
d'oeuvres
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74. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data
like cooking.
What are you cooking up?
Hor Experimenting
d'oeuvres in the kitchen
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75. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data
like cooking.
What are you cooking up?
Hor Experimenting Convenience
d'oeuvres in the kitchen food
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76. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data
like cooking.
What are you cooking up?
Hor Experimenting Convenience Gourmet
d'oeuvres in the kitchen food banquet
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77. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
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78. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
Data
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79. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
Data
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80. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
Data App
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81. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
Data App
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82. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
Data App Impact
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83. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
Data App Impact
Impact
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84. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
Data App Impact
Impact
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85. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
Data App Impact
Impact ?
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86. Local by Social - South West Edition
Apps for Communities
More?
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