Based on this roster of speakers, the MIT Center for Future Civic Media exists in a constant state of productive ferment, if not adrenaline rush. In a series of brief, timed talks, 13 researchers describe projects to help communities leverage self-knowledge into useful change or even transformation. (From MIT World)
“We’re taking a step back, (trying) to re-imagine technologies so they’re built on the level of the community, not just on the level of the individual consumer. We imagine technologies will strengthen social bonds and empower communities.”
—Chris Csikszentmihályi



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