Part four of the Seattle Social Good Series, brought to you by IxDA Seattle & Open Seattle.
The final push for all projects in the series will culminate in this 24-hour hackathon followed by group presentations during the Seattle Design Festival!
Hackathon: Friday, September 15, 5p–9p to Saturday, September 16, 9a–6p | @ Socrata
$40
Tickets & Event Information
Final Presentations: Saturday, September 16 | 6–8p | @ Socrata
PROJECT AREAS
Civic Innovation
Supporting Organization: Democracy Lab
Problem: Procurement in Government benefits more established projects
Research Question: What motivates civic hackers to start projects?
Homelessness
Supporting Organization: Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC)
Problem: Different shelters have different data-collection & don’t share information well
Research Question: How do workers at different shelter systems collect information?
Transportation
Supporting Organization: Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)
Problem: Most access tools for mobility require a smartphone or access to technology
Research Question: What do digitally isolated community members look for from
transportation or at a new location?
Criminal Justice
Supporting Organization: Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD)
Problem: Several communities lack a voice in the direction of our local planning
Research Question: How do we help eliminate racial disparities in Seattle’s criminal justice
system?
Immigrant and Refugee Resources
Supporting Organization: Mimi Globe Goods
Problem: Refugees struggle to integrate into a new community & find work
Research Question: How might we offer an automated self-service relationship to our customers that is supported by a direct, personal assistance relationship as and when needed?
Community Engagement
Supporting Organization: Pinion
Problem: Elected officials lack methods to engage with citizens for policy decisions
Research Question: What prevents citizens from engaging on policy issues?
Housing
Supporting Organization:
Problem: More and more people living in Seattle are being forced to move out of the city due to increases in housing costs.
Research Question: How might we design a solution to help reduce this problem?
