Civic engagement app
Early exploratory phase
A personal project I decided on exploring recently. I was inspired by political activism last year and thought I should get more involved. I found it difficult to navigate and understand the Canadian legislative system so I thought about how I could maybe improve it for myself and others.
Product vision:
To empower all people so they can choose change.
Product thoughts
Problems
Users want to understand legislation moving through the Canadian government that impacts them
Users want to get involved in change but don’t know how
Goals
Read and understand new legislation in a human-readable format, not legalese.
Discover concrete actions one can take to participate in political action
Features
Choosing topics to follow (ex., climate change, voting rights, and public transit)
Choosing level of government based on where you live in Canada
Displaying updates based on topic
User submitted content/corrections
Resources on how to get involved
Next steps:
Connect with users to see if it would be useful
Complete app concept
Decide on support features to allow for grassroots contribution
“Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?”
— Winnie the Pooh