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

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