INSPIRATION CASE 3: WEB PLATFORM ON SOCIAL ISSUES General Information A web platform on social problems, like our example tole-rants.com, is built to showcase and solve social problems recognised by community members who also have to suggest potential solutions, recorded right from the heart and in a brief and standardised way. The main goal is to give hope: as many people already live in a web 2.0 world, a world of citizen journalism, a world where a single person equipped with a powerful idea really can change everything, such a platform can change the way people think and act on social problems.
Inspiration & Parametres for change a) awareness of diversity of problems & cultures
Different social problems shown on a crowd-sourced platform, showcasing for example youth service cuts, small arms trade or dignity for disabled people, highlight the diversity of problems that people are aware of. This in turn opens the eyes of other community members that different people might perceive social problems differently; be it due to their culture, direct environment or neighbourhood.
b) community members get a say
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Community members, be it from a local or the world’s community, can simply upload their own statement in a standardised way and pre-given format and are therewith given a real say in problem- as well as solution stating. They can determine what they recognise as problems and suggest own solutions. Mechanisms like pre-upload checks to keep the rules and viewers votes on video’s appropriateness make this platform a very democratic way of community engagement in social problems.
Information and pictures sourced from: http://www.tole-rants.com