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A look at applications and open data for the Local by Social South West 'Apps for Communities' event in Bristol on 28th January 2011.
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Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking apps and data
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Context:@timdavies - researching uses of open data,and exploring open data & linked data uses
in practice. Empowering people to use data tomake a difference.
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Defining open data
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Defining open data
Accessible
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Defining open data
Accessible
Technically open
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Defining open data
Accessible
Technically open
Legally open
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Defining open data
Accessible
Technically open
Legally open
Socially open
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Data doesn’t just come from government
Image Credit: Melanie Chernoff http://bit.ly/fDahU6
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
So what about apps...
7 rethinks...
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
One of my favourite
visualisation tools...
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
One of my favourite
visualisation tools...
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
One of my favourite
visualisation tools...
Data doesn’t even have to stay digital
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers*
* Vital for data publishers to remember. But also useful for developers to remember - sometimes you don’t need to code.
One of my favourite
visualisation tools...
Data doesn’t even have to stay digital
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers
Involves more
‘development’
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #1: Data is not just for developers
Involves more
‘development’
But more constraints?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #2: Data does more than make apps
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #2: Data does more than make apps
Improves bids, proposals
& projects
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #2: Data does more than make apps
Improves bids, proposals
& projects
*And not everything makes good screen shots
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #2: Data does more than make apps
Improves bids, proposals
& projects
Impacts markets and procurement
*And not everything makes good screen shots
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #2: Data does more than make apps
Improves bids, proposals
& projects
Impacts markets and procurement
Removes information asymmetry
*And not everything makes good screen shots
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #2: Data does more than make apps
*One for the data providers again - but perhaps it also shows some other areas for ‘appifyication’.
Improves bids, proposals
& projects
Impacts markets and procurement
Removes information asymmetry
*And not everything makes good screen shots
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
What is an app?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
What is an app?
...bringing together processes, data and information intended to facilitate some specific set of tasks...
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just online
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #3: Apps are not just onlineApps can be physical.
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #4: Apps are not just about utility
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #4: Apps are not just about utility
Asborometer
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #4: Apps are not just about utility
Asborometer Awesometer
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #4: Apps are not just about utility
Apps as “digital pamphleteering”
Asborometer Awesometer
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks ‘route around’ problems;some problems need solving.
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks ‘route around’ problems;some problems need solving.
80% of the project
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks ‘route around’ problems;some problems need solving.
80% of the project
20% of the time
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks ‘route around’ problems;some problems need solving.
80% of the project 20% of the project
20% of the time
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks ‘route around’ problems;some problems need solving.
80% of the project 20% of the project
20% of the time 80% of the time
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks ‘route around’ problems;some problems need solving.
80% of the project 20% of the project
20% of the time 80% of the time
AccessibilityAccuracy
Sustainability
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks ‘route around’ problems;some problems need solving.
80% of the project 20% of the project
20% of the time 80% of the time
AccessibilityAccuracy
Sustainability
Accepting the challenge?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #5: Hacks ‘route around’ problems;some problems need solving.
80% of the project 20% of the project
20% of the time 80% of the time
AccessibilityAccuracy
Sustainability
Accepting the challenge?
Re-negotiating expectations?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
The classic view of Freecycle: “too many emails”.
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? Couldn’t we just educate people to use
filters?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
Describe your item...
Pick expiry date
Not your profile? Switch users.
Wanted/Offered
Post it
Describe your item...
Pick expiry date
Not your profile? Switch users.
Wanted/Offered
Post it
The classic view of Freecycle: “too many emails”.
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? Couldn’t we just educate people to use
filters?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
Offered - some cool item
This item matched your keyword search for 'cool'
I want it No thanks
Offered - some cool item
This item matched your keyword search for 'cool'
I want it No thanks
The classic view of Freecycle: “too many emails”.
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? Couldn’t we just educate people to use
filters?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
People who want this item
1.2 miles away
location unknown
2.4 miles away
Give it to this person
Give it to this person
Give it to this person
People who want this item
1.2 miles away
location unknown
2.4 miles away
Give it to this person
Give it to this person
Give it to this person
The classic view of Freecycle: “too many emails”.
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? Couldn’t we just educate people to use
filters?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
Surprisingly high bandwidth
...
Surprisingly high bandwidth
...
The classic view of Freecycle: “too many emails”.
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? Couldn’t we just educate people to use
filters?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
How to set up an e-mail filterHow to set up an e-mail filterThe classic view of Freecycle: “too many
emails”.
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? Couldn’t we just educate people to use
filters?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
It’s not just a data problem. And data isn’t always the answer. Consider about the organic social elements of the systems you are exploring.
How to set up an e-mail filterHow to set up an e-mail filterThe classic view of Freecycle: “too many
emails”.
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? Couldn’t we just educate people to use
filters?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
1. Build something you will find useful
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
1. Build something you will find usefulsocially useful
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
1. Build something you will find useful
2. Solve your problem with data
socially useful
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #6: Understand how it’s broken before you try to fix it
1. Build something you will find useful
2. Solve your problem with data
socially useful
information, networks, skills & data
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data like cooking.
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data like cooking.
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data like cooking.
What are you cooking up?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data like cooking.
What are you cooking up?
Hor d'oeuvres
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data like cooking.
What are you cooking up?
Hor d'oeuvres
Experimentingin the kitchen
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data like cooking.
What are you cooking up?
Hor d'oeuvres
Experimentingin the kitchen
Convenience food
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
Rethinking #7: It helps to think of working with data like cooking.
What are you cooking up?
Hor d'oeuvres
Experimentingin the kitchen
Convenience food
Gourmetbanquet
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
Data
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
Data
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
AppData
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
AppData
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
ImpactAppData
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
ImpactAppData
Impact
Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies | January 2011
Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
ImpactAppData
Impact
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Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
How will you put data to work?
ImpactAppData
Impact ?
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Local by Social - South West EditionApps for Communities
More?
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