As users of the City of Seattle’s open data, we’ve been really excited about the proactive stance the City has been taking toward increasing transparency and engagement with citizens through their Open Data program. They recently “launched” a…
Ignite Talk: The Data is In: (Top 5 Ways) How to Improve your Neighborhood Community’s Wellbeing
Our Executive Director Shelly Farnham gave an Ignite talk last week to a sold out house of over 800 people at Town Hall last week. Below is the video, and a slightly extended version of the talk in text. The Data Is…
Network visualization in Spokin
Network visualizations are a risky feature to add to community tool. While they can provide a good overview of a community and its connections, they require some training to interpret, so are often not well received by every day users.…