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[guhv-guhsh] smarter political engagement and representation
POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES
• Time. Don’t have time to engage personally with all of their constituents
• Resources. Don’t have the necessary staff to handle business so they can interact effectively with their constituents on broad scale
• Low Awareness. Not aware of every voter’s opinion or stance
• Not Well-Informed Decisions. Because of lack of awareness of entire constituency, votes and decisions are not well-informed decisions.
• Time. Don’t have time to weed through all the government business (bills, proposals, bonds, etc.) to engage appropriately with the government business that means the most
• Resources. Don’t have right tools to to interact effectively with both their representatives and other constituents on broad scale
• Low Awareness. Not aware of every representative’s actions, votes and even other voter opinions or positions
• Influence. Don’t have an effective or efficient way of interacting with their politicians and with other constituents in order to gain political weight (influence) on government business.
CONSTITUENTS & VOTERS
THE UNIQUE POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT & REPRESENTATION PROBLEMS
THE MUTUAL ENGAGEMENT & REPRESENTATION PROBLEM “According to the
United States Election Project, an average of 59.7 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots in 2016 [presidential election].” Source: http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/voter-turnout-2016/
• Negative public perception of politicians
• Low transparency between public and government
• Lower satisfaction of political process
• Lower confidence in the significance of a single vote
• Lower number of voters
• Misplaced Value. The perceived value of constituents or voters is often focused on the amount of money they do or are able to donate.
[guhv-guhsh] smarter political engagement and representation
[guhsh] to express oneself extravagantly or emotionally; talk effusively:
[guhv] the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states
THE SOLUTION
THE SOLUTION
• Unified technology platform for the public, political representatives and governments
• Mobile & web app
• Finally a transformational solution that is smart, personalized, politically engaging, transparent, empowering, informative, connecting, revealing and yes, even fun!
THE SOLUTION
• Audience—Prospective Voters (18+), Political Representatives and Governments
• Objective—Improve political representation through a smarter engagement experience
FEATURE “75% of consumers are more likely to buy from a retailer that recognizes
them by name, recommends options based
on past purchases, or knows their purchase
history”
https://www.accenture.com/us-en/interactive-index
IT’S OK TO TAKE IT PERSONAL
• Uses personal interest tags (e.g. education, environment, budget, etc.) to weed through the broad scope of government business
• Set alerts for the activities of your government business, representative positions, public opinion, your constituents and news
• Set “Favorites” to follow select government business, representative activities and political action groups
FEATURE“5% say the federal
government shares data they collect with the public
very effectively, with another 39% saying the
federal government does this somewhat effectively.”
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/21/open-government-data/
TRANSPARENCY IS IN THE NUMBERS
Powerful analytics platform available to both representatives and the public:
• Representatives can analyze the current and historical actions and opinions of registered voters, likely voters, financially contributing voters, non-voters and more
• Public can analyze current & historical actions, positions, financial campaigns of representatives, government business
FEATURE
“53 percent of Americans could identify their
representative's political party”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/07/24/barely-half-of-americans-know-the-political-party-of-their-representative/?utm_term=.87bb5bce6ead
NEVER GET OUT OF ALIGNMENT AGAIN
• Know Your Reps: Comprehensive list of all your relevant government representatives--Federal, State, Local
• Where do they stand now and historically:
• What position
• What do they say on publicly (social media, news feeds)
FEATURE
[2012 USA Today Poll]
“59 percent of non-voters said they were frustrated by the fact that “nothing ever gets done” in government.”
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-08-15/non-voters-obama-romney/57055184/1
DON”T JUST RAISE YOUR HAND—BE HEARD & BUILD CONSENSUS
• Vote on current legislation
• Comment on current, pending and historical legislation at both the bill level and the bill line# level
• Share your voice (votes & direct messages) with your representatives and with your constituents
FEATURE “As voters we feel no one is listening because politicians,
too, face less and less competition. Over 85 percent of congressional districts are considered “safe” for their
incumbents in the upcoming 2016 election; only 3 percent
are toss-ups.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/why-so-many-americans-fee_b_7150874.html
GUSH GROUPS
• Build, administrate, collaborate, interact among like-minded people in virtual political action groups (Gush Groups) to increase your voice and influence
FEATURE“Some very rough
estimates suggest it takes $40 on average to get a
person to vote using traditional methods like
canvassing.” –Harvard political scientist and government professor Stephen
Ansolabehere
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/31/whats-your-campaign-donation-really-worth.html
CONTRIBUTE THE OLD FASHIONED WAY
• Enables constituents to transact donations to political campaigns and parties
• Enables representatives to solicit contributions
POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES
• Retain Voters. When votes of politicians are more aligned with their constituency, they are more likely to retain loyalty from voters and increase likelihood for future votes.
• Smarter Constituents. They are better educated about the details of government business.
• More Meaningful Opinion. When constituents are better informed about political business they can form better opinions. Those opinions can carry more weight with political representatives when casting votes on political business.
• Increase the Influence & Power of Voters. Like-minded constituency can rally in greater numbers behind more government business.
• Smarter Political Representatives. They are better educated about the position of constituents relative to government business.
• Increased Accountability on Politicians. With more transparency, constituents can hold their politicians to a higher accountability.
CONSTITUENTS & VOTERS
UNIQUE BENEFITS
THE MUTUAL BENEFITS “Only about 65% of the U.S. voting-age
population was registered in 2012,
compared with 91% in Canada and the UK, 96% in Sweden and nearly 99% in
Japan.” Source: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/08/02/u-s-voter-turnout-trails-most-
developed-countries/
• Increase # of Voters. When constituents have more engagement, they can increase the likelihood of voting.
• Increase Transparency. Increase awareness of what government business is being conducted and the position/stance of both politicians and constituents on each business item.
• Smarter Engagement. Both parties are better educated about the details and the stance/position of others relative to government business.
THE MUTUAL BENEFITS (CONT.) “Overall satisfaction with the choice of candidates is at its lowest point in two
decades.“Fewer than half of registered voters in
both parties – 43% of Democrats and 40% of Republicans – say they are satisfied with their choices for president.”
http://www.people-press.org/2016/07/07/2016-campaign-strong-interest-widespread-dissatisfaction/
• Increased Satisfaction.
• More Representation. Voters are more satisfied to have more influence with their representatives, regardless of whether every one of their opinions are represented by the vote of their political representatives.
• More Confidence. Political representatives are more satisfied to rely on the public opinion when casting votes.
• Shorten Time to Pass Legislation. If there is more transparency, it can be easier to make decisions.
• More Compromise. With better educated constituents and political representatives they can be more sympathetic to alternate views and be more willing to compromise or bend on government business.
THE PROTOTYPE
some (not all) screenshots and specific examples of how the app would be utilized
MENU
easily setup your own profile to enable you to automatically establish your relevant representatives and government business
DEVICE
mobile phone
DRAWER MENU
select icon to open sliding drawer menu
MY OPTIONS
easily locate and move between
application functions
MY REP LIST
Easily identify the representatives relevant to you at each geographic level
DEVICE
mobile phone
GEO MENU
menu of reps at each level
SWIPE
swipe to move between geo menu options
MY REPS
quick list of reps at each level with party colors,
personal picture and next election date
DETAILS
personal and professionalinformation
SWIPE
swipe to move between geo menu options
MY REP PROFILE
understand who your reps are and the government business related to each of them
ENGAGE
identify legislation and political
events related to this particular
representative
communicate and interact with your
rep via direct messages and on
social media
GEO MENU
menu of reps at each level
DEVICE
mobile phone
ENGAGE
identify legislation and events related
to this particular representative
communicate and interact with your
rep via direct messages and on
social media
BACKGROUND
learn personal and professional profile information of each representative
GEOGRAPHY
menu to list of reps at each level
MY REP PROFILE
understand who your reps are and the government business related to each of them
DEVICE
tablet
BILL LIST
increase your awareness of government business taking place and its own pulse (activity) happening in and around that government business
DEVICE
mobile phone
PULSE
see the activity of this bill: the amount of views, comments, likes, shares, and dislikes
GEO MENU
menu of reps at each level
BILL LIST
reference all bills by their exact bill
number, description
REP SELECTION
a bill list will be shown based on the representative selection
(one, some or all of my reps)
SWIPE
swipe to move between menu options for this bill
BILL SUMMARY
inform viewers of the important information of your selected bill that is consolidated into one place
DEVICE
mobile phone
SWIPE
swipe to move between menu options for this bill
MENU OPTION
Bill Summary—description of relevant reps, persons and dates pertaining to
each bill
BILL STATUS
see the history and current status of this bill as it moves through the legislation process
SUMMARY
description of relevant reps, persons and dates
pertaining to each bill
ANALYTICS
vertical scroll for complete analytics
SELECTION LIST
(per your profile)United StatesMy StateMy CountyMy ZipMy Local
MENU OPTION
Pulse
INTERACTIVE
touch, zoom in/out
REFRESH
pull down for updated content
BILL PULSE
discover and engage with the instantaneous activity happening around your selected bill and the impact that this bill is having on constituents in different geographies
DEVICE
mobile phone
SWIPE
swipe to move between menu options for this bill
BILL POSITIONS
increase transparency between representatives and constituents by declaring your own position on this bill while seeing the position of each of your own reps
DEVICE
mobile phone
MENU OPTION
Positions
REPS POSITIONS
your reps can declare their own position and comments on each bill
MY OWN POSITION
declare your own position and comments on this bill
SWIPE
swipe to move between menu options for this bill
BILL VIEW & COMMENT
engage with legislation and communicate your position and opinion to your constituents and representatives—even at the bill line# level
DEVICE
tablet
MENU OPTION
View & Comment
LINE PULSE
see the activity (comments, likes, dislikes) relevant to each line
BILL TEXT
numbered line by line bill text
SELECTION
highlight and see all the activity
relevant to this specific line of the
bill
SWIPE
swipe to move between menu options for this bill
MENU OPTION
View & Comment
SWIPE
swipe to move between this bill’s menu options
LINE PULSE
see the activity relevant to each line
BILL TEXT
numbered line by line
SELECTION
highlight and see all the activity relevant to this specific line of the bill
COMMENT
participate in discussion relevant to each bill line
BILL VIEW & COMMENT
engage with legislation and communicate your position and opinion to your constituents and representatives—even at the bill line# level
DEVICE
mobile phone
BILL MEDIA
experience your selected bill being discussed in legislative sessions through video and audio clips
DEVICE
mobile phone
SWIPE
swipe to move between this bill’s menu options
MENU OPTION
Bill Media
WATCH
click to watch video or listen to audio on
specific bill
RESPOND
comment or like on this bill video or audio
SHARE
click to share media
BILL NEWS
experience the impact that this bill is having in the public by engaging with news briefs about this specific bill
DEVICE
desktop
MENU OPTION
Bill News
STAY INFORMED
click to pop up the full news
article
STAY CURRENT
always see the most recent
news articles; time since
being posted
BILL NEWS
experience the impact that this bill is having in the public by engaging with news briefs about this specific bill
DEVICE
mobile phone
STAY INFORMED
click to pop up the full news article
STAY CURRENT
always see the most recent news articles; time since being posted
MENU OPTION
Bill News
SWIPE
swipe to move between this bill’s menu options
SHARE
invite others to engage with this bill by sharing across all your own personal communication channels
DEVICE
mobile phone
MENU OPTION
share
MEDIA CHANNELS
share this bill through connected accounts in your profile and across other device accounts
SWIPE
swipe to move between this bill’s menu options
LEGISLATION CALENDAR
know when relevant political and legislative events, per your profile, are taking place
DEVICE
mobile phone
DATE
when this event is being held
EVENT
per your profile, select for more information about this legislation event
CALENDAR
icon to add event to your personal calendar
LOCATION
icon to locate where this event is held on a map
SETTINGS
select what and where you want to be notified by push alerts
DEVICE
desktop
SETTINGS
STAY NOTIFIED
select alerts you want to be updated
on per reps, bills and news
GET CONNECTED
link with your social media accounts
CONTACT US
• GROUP MEMBERS (1)
• Chase A. Moore—Senior, Class of 2017, Riverton High School, Riverton UT
• CONTACT• Personal—cmoore9910@gmail.com
• School—moorecha003@my.jordandistrict.org
• Mobile—385-499-1306
• OTHER• Domain—govgush.com
• Kickstarter Account—TBD
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