Give us a task on a wicked probem!

Structured feedback via Open Consultancy. Tools to increase ability of civil society, especially unstructured and radical elements, to interact with mainstream actors.

#LOTE3 Partnership

Old & new stakeholders Diversity, dialogue, discovery Openness, experience, evidence

Documentation Report New questions

Batch of ER nethnography Development of open source monitoring and analysis tools Training: online engagement & collaboration skills

Larger research project

Data collection // Online engagement Research reports Follow up events

#LOTE Partnership
One keynote speaker, to be co-selected with the partner. Small fee + travel. Two featured speakers to represent points of view on organised civil society other than the keynote speaker. One facilitator/rapporteur to the plenary. One person in charge of documentation. We commit to producing a deliverable (a 5-pages executive summary detailing what's being debated and what's next. One engagement manager/conference director from the community, working online in the run-up to the event and after it to create buzz. Travel & accomodation for 5-10 key participants. Conference services: venue, communication etc., care of Edgeryders and the LOTE3 team.

Research Project
Online/mobile engagement and data collection phase 1 Data analysis and synthesis of ndings into report #1 Open validation process of ndings presented in report #1 Open Science conference

Online/mobile engagement and data collection phase 2 Data analysis and synthesis of ndings into report #2 Open validation process of ndings presented in report #2 Open Policy conference

Edgeryders
Proven space Proven methodology Public goods & open source

+ meaningful collaboration! + participation and trust! + building engagement!

= discovery and learning

+ autoreferentiality kept in check! + continuous monitoring! + traversality! + agility and speed!

= better administration!

+ comparatively cheap! + fast: all this in 1-18 months! + transparent: everything open + motivating: tight feedback loop + rigorous: science-friendly = better democracy safeguards