Jennifer Pahlka
We have this idea of bureaucracy in local government, and it's generally things that we're frustrated at. It doesn't work the way we like it to work.Collection: Government
We're not going to fix government until we fix citizenship.Collection: Motivation
Are we just going to be a crowd of voices, or are we going to be a crowd of hands?Collection: Hands
Our ability to do great things with data will make a real difference in every aspect of our lives.Collection: Real
Government is supposed to be about how we do things together, and we can do that much more together if we use technology smartly right now.Collection: Technology
If you dont tolerate any risk, you can never innovate.Collection: Risk
When one neighbor helps another, we strengthen our communities.Collection: Community
When there are more males in the industry to begin with, it just has a more male feel, and that pushes the girls away.Collection: Girl
We have to make bureaucracy sexy.Collection: Sexy
A neighbor is a far better and cheaper alternative to government services.Collection: Government
Government is like a vast ocean and politics is the six-inch layer on top.Collection: Ocean
Now, a lot of people have given up on government. And if youre one of those people, I would ask that you reconsider, because things are changing. Politics is not changing; government is changing.Collection: Government
You might not think of something like TurboTax as a civic venture, but that product took a confusing interface to a government process and made it simpler and easier to use for citizens.Collection: Thinking
We say that word [bureaucracy] with such contempt. But it's that contempt that keeps this thing that we own and we pay for as something that's working against us.Collection: Pay
[The Internet generation is] not fighting that battle about who gets to speak; they all get to speak.Collection: Fighting
A lot of [bureaucratic] rules were created a long time ago when there were different challenges, and they are now causing negative side effects.Collection: Long
We cant do without government, but we do need it to be more effective.Collection: Government