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January 23, 2012
ECOSProject: A Sustainable Future for Chittenden County

Last year, the community of Chittenden County, Vermont embarked on an important project: ECOS Project is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to engage citizens, organizations and municipalities in a conversation about the future of each one of the communities within this Chittenden County region.

Last year, the community of Chittenden County, Vermont embarked on an important project: ECOS Project is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to engage citizens, organizations and municipalities in a conversation about the future of each one of the communities within this Chittenden County region.

August 11, 2011
How to Deal with Negative Public Feedback

Time and again we hear of city government’s shying away from social networks because they’re afraid of opening themselves up to criticism.  Feedback can mean everything in some online circles, but don’t let fear of negative feedback deter you from forming online communities or engaging in social media.  It might sound counterintuitive, but look for the positives:  Negative feedback and constructive criticism provide authenticity to your community.  Nobody’s perfect, and an entity that appeared perfect would feel insincere and worthy of suspicion.

May 18, 2010
CityOne: Sim City for the real world

Apparently IBM has a serious games department, and just the other day they released CityOne, a video game that plops you into the role of being a city planner, trying to solve the business and environmental problems that today’s modern cities are facing. The ultimate goal is to teach citizens how to better cope with complex modern problems by showing them the range of solutions that available today (and I presume offered as part of IBM’s consulting services), ranging from smart grids, to better IT, to smart environmental policy.