Our Documenters program is an essential tool for us to add new thinkers, generate ideas, and expand the field for civic tech.
Christopher Whitaker, a longtime former consultant to Smart Chicago, was our original documenter. We trained, equipped, and edited him for more than three years. We worked with him to develop our livestreaming program, test new equipment and methods, and spread knowledge in the sphere.
Read a collection of his work in The @CivicWhitaker Anthology.
As of October 2015, we are rededicating ourselves to our documenter program. We're starting new projects, recruiting new people, and looking to expand deeper into the civic tech ecosystem that we've helped create here at Smart Chicago.
Recent posts on our Documenters program
Kyla Williams Co-Presents Today at Philanthropy Ohio’s Annual Conference
Today, Leon Wilson, CIO of the Cleveland Foundation, and I will co-present at the Philanthropy Ohio’s annual conference with a theme ...
SMART CHICAGO IS MOVING!!!
Good News!!! The Smart Chicago team is moving and now will be co-located with the City Digital Team at UI ...
Announcing the October 18th Array of Things Public Meeting at Association House
Continuing the Array of Things Civic Engagement Work from 2016, we’re pleased to announce a new public meeting on Wednesday, ...
Documentation from the Community Technology Forum at Greater Southwest Development Corporation
We’ve compiled the public notes and pictures from the April 22nd Community Technology Forum at the Greater Southwest Development Corporation ...
Release of the Array of Things Civic Engagement Report
On August 15th, Array of Things released the final version of the project’s governance and privacy policies as well as ...
Prioritizing Resident Engagement When Implementing the Internet of Things
This blog post was originally published on Data-Smart City Solutions and is by Glynis Startz — Smart Chicago’s Harvard Ash Center ...
Documentation from the Array of Things Public Meeting at Harold Washington Library
We’ve compiled documentation from the Array of Things Public Meeting on June 22, 2016 at Harold Washington Library. This is ...
Documentation from the Array of Things Public Meeting at Lozano Library
We’ve compiled documentation from the Array of Things Public Meeting on June 14, 2016 at the Lozano Library Branch. This ...
Ways Residents Can Give Feedback on the Array of Things Governance & Privacy Policy
Today the draft Array of Things Governance & Privacy Policy was released. The policy discloses the privacy principles and practices ...
Announcing the June 22nd Array of Things Public Meeting at Harold Washington Library
As part of Smart Chicago’s Array of Things Civic Engagement Work, we’re hosting an event in in the Loop on ...
Announcing the June 14th Array of Things Public Meeting at Lozano Library
As part of Smart Chicago’s Array of Things Civic Engagement Work, we’re hosting an event in in Pilsen on Tuesday, ...
Smart Chicago’s Array of Things Civic Engagement Goals & Model
Smart Chicago has committed to educate and engage residents with the new Array of Things project, which is operated by ...
