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Month: October 2014

Data + Design: An open source e-book

Christopher WhitakerOctober 7, 2014

On September 30th, Trina Chiasson presented her open source e-book Data + Design at OpenGov Hack Night. Data and Design is a free three-hundred page creative commons book explaining important data concepts in simple language.

Trina Chiasson at OpenGov Hack Night

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Catch Christopher Whitaker on WBEZ’s Afternoon Shift talking Code for America Summit

Christopher WhitakerOctober 6, 2014 1 Comment

Our consultant, Christopher Whitaker, will be on WBEZ with Demond Drummer and Cathy Deng to talk about the Code for America Summit. The segment should air around 3:40pm this afternoon. You can listen live here.

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Code for America, WBEZ
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Current books by leading thinkers in civic tech.

Experimental Modes of Civic Engagement in Civic Tech: Answers the question, "what's the difference between sentiment and action?" in people-driven civic tech.

The @CivicWhitaker Anthology: Three years of organizing, writing, and documenting in Chicago civic tech at the Smart Chicago Collaborative.

The CUTGroup Book: Complete documentation of one of the most innovative methods of tech-focused civic engagement.

Youth-Led Tech Curriculum: 28 Days of step-by-step for tech training in the context of the needs & priorities of young people.

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