Citizen Beta

A meetup for people working on civic tech, empowering citizens and government transformation. Run by @MeAndVan @Imeh_Akpan @Shevski

[Citizen Beta @citizenbeta]

Sign up to hear about the next Citizen Beta event: https://t.co/DacB5NIxWJ

[Mevan Babakar | مێڤان @MeAndVan]

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[Citizen Beta @citizenbeta]

Huge thanks to everyone who came last night! Special thanks to our brilliant speakers @JSClarkeRenew @TabithaMortonWE @FloreBlondel @Floppy

We're taking a break for March but back in action in April. Sign up to the mailing list for the latest https://t.co/DacB5NIxWJ

[Cybersalon @Cybrsalon]

we are going backwards from Network to Kinship/tribalism in politics 😱 #CitizenBeta ⁦@nwspk⁩ #TheNetworkIsTheMessage

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@Floppy here is your new cover photo #citizenbeta

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@Floppy explaining that out of all the future political realities he wants Star Trek, not Mad Max.

[Cybersalon @Cybrsalon]

many people contributed to #OpenPolitics Manifesto - devolution, relocating Parliaments and many other policy suggestion by people who were not traditionally political animals #citizenBeta ⁦@nwspk⁩ #TechIesForBetterWorld #SomethingNew https://t.co/gnSfSMgT2R

[Citizen Beta @citizenbeta]

One of our favourite thing about @havesomenew is how transparent they are. You can see every monetary transaction they've made, and they even publish their own advertising data so you can see how much was spent and who was targeted. #citizenbeta @Floppy

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@cholten99 😭😭😭😭 one day. We're taking march out to think about the future of citizen beta and how we can grow it INCLUDING RECORDINGS.

[Citizen Beta @citizenbeta]

Firm #citizenbeta favourite @Floppy is bringing it home. Talking about @havesomenew

[Cybersalon @Cybrsalon]

One to one coms with volunteers and moving them to action are pillars of @NationBuilder tool kit #CitizenBeta ⁦@nwspk⁩

[Citizen Beta @citizenbeta]

@FloreBlondel from @NationBuilder walks us through the different organising models: the snowflake model which maximises peer to peer connections and the leadership model which produces more leaders in a community that take on responsibility. #citizenbeta

[Citizen Beta @citizenbeta]

Next up is @FloreBlondel from @NationBuilder #citizenbeta

[The Renew Party @RenewParty]

Deputy leader @JSClarkeRenew speaking at the @citizenbeta event tonight at @nwspk about Renew’s future! There are exciting times ahead 🤩

[James Clarke @thatjamesclarke]

Presenting Renew to the awesome political technologists of @citizenbeta at @nwspk (Newspeak House).
How to employ innovative, collaborative tech in elections?
Let’s find out.

[Citizen Beta @citizenbeta]

"Signing a petition isn't always enough, we make sure at @MoreUnitedUK that we close that loop and bring it back into parliament" @TabithaMortonWE #citizenbeta

[Citizen Beta @citizenbeta]

"everyone is looking for a silver bullet to fix politics.. but these problems need imagination and a different lens...it won't be fixed by the same people"
@TabithaMortonWE #citizenbeta

[Cybersalon @Cybrsalon]

Grass roots movement /party #Renew visited 22 #UK cities to find out what locals want from their future gov - Security came on top, nothing has changed since #Machiavelli 😱 #CitizenBeta

[Citizen Beta @citizenbeta]

A 3000 person survey from @RenewParty revealed the issues people cared about were..

Security
Health
Openness
Competence
Kindness

#citizenbeta

[Citizen Beta @citizenbeta]

We're kicking off this citizen beta with @RenewParty who are hoping to "provide a home for the politically homeless"

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@MichaelMacLeod1 @TabithaMortonWE @JSClarkeRenew @FloreBlondel @Floppy thanks for letting us know!

[Citizen Beta @citizenbeta]

See you tonight?

We're talking new political parties, what it takes to win seats, and how to build coalitions of MPs across party lines.

Speakers: @TabithaMortonWE @JSClarkeRenew @FloreBlondel @Floppy

https://t.co/NPvrUhH1fd