designing for a better world piece by little piece
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Designing for a better world
piece by little pieceMatthew Landauer
Founder / Director OpenAustralia Foundation
Politics Who gives a f***k?
It's a design problem!
What I'm going to talk about
Story of They Vote For You
2003
It’s quicker and better (mostly) to not reinvent
the wheel
Iterate
We naturally underestimate the complexity of things
that already exist
It’s easy to overestimate how clever and original
we are
Addition / Subtraction
Getting to the essence of something
Culture is iterative
Design Principles
Ideas that guide decision making on this project.
1. Focus on enabling actions that citizens want to take and access to the knowledge that they are looking for. Reduce the cost of them taking action. The action is the important bit. Citizens don't need to understand the bureaucracy in order to use and access government.
2. Assume people are smart & busy—present the important information up front and put detail within reach.
3. Strive for universal accessibility.
4. Design and implement with Progressive Enhancement.
5. Create change by doing. Implement ideas quickly and assess—don't be frozen by documentation and proposal.
6. Maintainability is crucial, this project should last and evolve long into the future.
And when you’re done…
Iterate some more
How to get involved
• Monthly Pub Meet - Woolpack Hotel next Tuesday 6.30pm - meetup.com
• @openaustralia, oaf.org.au
• Sign up for our monthly civic tech newsletter on oaf.org.au
Questions