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* What is ''Civic Intelligence?''
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* What is ''Civic Intelligence?''   Do we adopt a working definition here?
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* How do we recognize it when we see it?
 
* What role do ICT's play in ''Civic Intelligence''?
 
* What role do ICT's play in ''Civic Intelligence''?
 
* Where did the notion of ''Civic Intelligence'' originate?  
 
* Where did the notion of ''Civic Intelligence'' originate?  
 
* What does it mean to be intelligent collectively versus individually?
 
* What does it mean to be intelligent collectively versus individually?
 
* How can — or ''could'' — ''Civic Intelligence'' combat apathy, both on an individual and group level?
 
* How can — or ''could'' — ''Civic Intelligence'' combat apathy, both on an individual and group level?
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* How would one recognize and ultimately even ''measure'' ''Civic Intelligence?''
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* [[measuring civic intelligence | How would one recognize and ultimately even ''measure'' ''Civic Intelligence?'']]
 
* Similarly, how can one compare two examples of "Civic Intelligence"?
 
* Similarly, how can one compare two examples of "Civic Intelligence"?
 
* What is the role of the individual in ''Civic Intelligence''?
 
* What is the role of the individual in ''Civic Intelligence''?
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* What is education? What is brain washing?
 
* What is education? What is brain washing?
  
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e-participation: list of questions for Douglas Schuler (From Austrian journalist, Angelika Ohland, May 9, 2011)
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* [[societal civic intelligence indicators | What are the indicators of increasing civic intelligence?]]  ''It would be interesting to list these and then we try to put them in the order that the group thinks is right.''
  
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* How can an average citizen become a motor for innovation and the implementation of solutions by e-participation?

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* [[forms of collective intelligence | What forms of collective intelligence exist?]]
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* Which technical tools does he need? And are they already available?

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* [[How to define the difference between group intelligence and a group following the so called intelligence of one individual]]
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* How do deliberation networks function? Are there any rules, is there any control? Are there any barriers to participation?

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* How can we organize a deliberation process that matters and avoid ineffective talking without any results?

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* How to encourage people to educate themselves on world issues when it's so easy to just follow what we're told from the dominate media sources?
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* How can collective thinking help to solve problems in the community? Do you know any examples for successful 
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* Food shortages, despoiled natural resources, economic inequality, wars, dictatorship: Is collective reasoning also able to help to solve global problems?

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* What are the characteristic traits of civic intelligence? And on the contrary: How would you describe civic ignorance?

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* What do people have to know and to learn for being able to deliberate?

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* How influencial are age, education, income, regional and cultural factors?

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* How can ordinary people with little education become a part of the deliberating community?

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* How can we increase the inclusiveness of e-participation?


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* Which role will ordinary people play in the new civic society? And will the political and economic elites be less influencial in the future?

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* Will e-participation implement more grassroot democracy?

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* Deliberating networks do not have any democratic legitimation. Can this be changed? How can ideas be transformed into political action?

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* Will e-participation change the political institutions?

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* Do you think that citizens are interested in e-participation? Aren´t they busy enough taking care of their ordinary life? Aren´t they relieved if politicians and experts do the job for them?

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* Lobbyists spend huge amounts of money to anticipate a debate about the danger of atomic power or the destructive influence of our consuming habits on the climate. Do ordinary people have a chance to see through these aggressive forms of anti-deliberation?

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* And at last: Will we be smart enough, soon enough?
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Latest revision as of 13:45, 1 June 2011

  • What is Civic Intelligence? Do we adopt a working definition here?
  • How do we recognize it when we see it?
  • What role do ICT's play in Civic Intelligence?
  • Where did the notion of Civic Intelligence originate?
  • What does it mean to be intelligent collectively versus individually?
  • How can — or could — Civic Intelligence combat apathy, both on an individual and group level?
  • How would one recognize and ultimately even measure Civic Intelligence?
  • Similarly, how can one compare two examples of "Civic Intelligence"?
  • What is the role of the individual in Civic Intelligence?
  • Can Civic Intelligence be measured? And, if so, how?
  • Is there an absolute measure of "Civic Intelligence" or does it always depend on context?
  • Does the notion of Civic Intelligence presuppose that we currently live in an unintelligent community? Or that our community is unable to intelligently utilize resources to better the community as a whole?
  • How can "Civic Intelligence" help to change the course of this nation from being an individualistic society to being a true community.
  • Is an informed community considered an intelligent community? How informed does a community have to be before they are considered intelligent?
  • What parts of our current society need to be drastically changed in order to naturally cultivate civic intelligence?
  • What is education? What is brain washing?
  • How to encourage people to educate themselves on world issues when it's so easy to just follow what we're told from the dominate media sources?
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