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The Best XMas Present EVER: YourOwnDemocracy makes the Buckminster Fuller Challenge's first cut!
Dec 30, 2008 at 03:21PM 13 Comments 
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Design Dec 30, 2008 at 03:21PM 13 Comments 
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YOUROWNDEMOCRACY is a concept project that proposes an independent real-time voter sentiment feedback loop merging social networking, direct political engagement, and the design of electronic market exchanges to create a modern online platform for participatory democracy.
YOD is an on-going personal project and will evolve with the collaboration of many smart people this project seems to be attracting. Full documentation and open participatory blog coming soon. (Note: Obama's fantastic Change.gov is a small step in the direction of the YOD proposal...compare the two to see the differences.)
2008 Buckminster Fuller Institute Challenge Submission
Original GONGBLOG post about YOD with comments
YOD one of 33 Finalists! (updated 04-30-09)
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Willow's first swimming lesson at the community pool. I had pulled my back the day before, so it was a little excruciating to be moving around in the shallow kiddie pool, but it was worth it. She had a blast.
In NYC in March, we met one of the families who travelled with us to China for a reunion at our favorite Chinese restaurant, Congee Village. Here, Willow and Samantha get silly after not seeing one another for over a year. Samantha has grown healthy and strong, happy as can be.
Bonnie and Willow blowing out the candles in an incredible cupcake tower for Bonnie's birthday made by our dear friend Lynn.
One of Willow's favorite things to do is to empty the dish cabinets and make elaborate scale utopian urban cityscapes on our kitchen floor. While stripping.
Rummy, an almost 4 year old Dutch Warmblood gelding, is the newest member of the Schwartz Szeto clan. He's an incredible athlete and is as curious about Willow, as she is about him.
Willow peeping through a hole in the dressage arena gate, at Bonnie working with Rummy and trainer Alex.
My new '09 Kawasaki Ninja, bought as a little gift to myself post-quitting-job, and pre-midlife crisis. My trusty Yamaha TW200 is still with me, and always will be. Small displacement bikes rule. The weather FINALLY turned here recently. Time to ride...a LOT.
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Reader Comments (13)
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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