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30Dec2008
The Best XMas Present EVER: YourOwnDemocracy makes the Buckminster Fuller Challenge's first cut!
Dec 30, 2008 at 03:21PM 12 Comments 
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yourowndemocracy is a concept project that proposes a real-time voter sentiment feedback-loop platform merging social networking, direct political engagement, and the design of electronic market exchanges to create a modern online platform for participatory democracy.
2008 Buckminster Fuller Institute Challenge Submission
Original GONGBLOG post about YOD with comments
snapshots
Me and Waylon at home
The amazing Cusp Conference in Chicago used YOD graphics for signage and program books. Awesome.
Me and Willow at the Children's Museum in Seattle in the Vietnam exhibit.
A precious locket that I wear sometimes of my beautiful dogs Juliette and Annie, who passed away in 2007 and 2008. I really miss them.
Willow on our family holiday on gorgeous Long Beach on Vancouver Island near Tofino. Here's a video that will calm your stressed-out souls waaaay down: "Zen and the Art of Slowness".
Standing in front of The Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger's office at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
Willow at Yoberri Park in Santa Fe where we often share a frozen yogurt treat together.
Bonnie and Willow on the carousel at the Pumpkin Festival at the Santa Fe Horse Park.
Me at the Smithosonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington DC, paying homage to Paul MacCready's human-powered Gossamer Condor that won the Kremer Prize in 1977. I was only 10 years old at the time, but it left a powerful life-long impression on me, about the ingenious things you can do with very, very little. Look up close, it's just Saran Wrap, PVC pipe, and a helluva lot of clear tape. May Dr. MacCready, one of my greatest heroes of all time, rest in peace. (And, to boot, MacCready's company AeroVironment (NASD: AVAV) is one of the best performing stocks in my portfolio. Black-sheep thinkers rule.)
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Reader Comments (12)
Well deserved recognition! Congratulations and good luck with the whole thing.
Hey! Congrats! That is terrific news!
Well done Gong. It will be interesting to see how your project maps to various UK-based Internet-enabled democracy projects. I have been planning to approach the Buckminster Fuller Institute about collaborating on an event I am planning, which will be based on design processes.
dude this is amazing. Keep me posted on this. :)
Congrats Gong! This is good news.
Way to go Gong!
Dymaxion!
Congratulations Gong!
Personally, I didn't really have a doubt. It's a well laid out idea that is actually doable.
Now get to answering your followup questions!
Gong,
What were the followup questions? You must have sent the answers in already. Can you post them?
Dave
sorry...i knew about his a long time ago, but I forgot to post response. WTG DUDE!!!!
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