New Project Pitch: GovGames

[PerSister777]

State the Problem

Idea: Everyday, citizens get burned out fairy easily on calling their representatives, attending town halls, and marching in the streets as they are generally not paid to be doing these things. Let's gameify civic participation to build momentum for activism especially among millenials.

Why

[What is the specific issue that this is solving and why is it worth solving?

Let's solve the problem of citizens feeling isolated in terms of their phone calling, letter writing, and marching. Let's connect citizens with each other who are interested in the same issues, whether it's the right to own arms, the right to vote, or the right to learn about science. It's worth solving, because, Democracy. It is important to note that this is not a partisan effort but should be based purely in civic activities regardless of the issue.

What is the evidence that it is an issue in our community?]

Evidence: I have not conducted a scientific study nor have I researched one. The best evidence I could offer would be anecdotal from social media sites such as Facebook.

Potential Partner(s)?

[Is there a known organization that would be willing to partner on this?]

Probably a few but it would need to be carefully cherry picked so as not to be partisan.

Additional Background Context

Deadline: Ideally prior to the next Congressional recess,

Details

Champion: [To be filled out during exploration stage] Repo: [To be filled out during exploration stage] Waffle Board: [To be filled out during exploration stage]

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Stage Checklists

Complete checklists for each stage in process before moving forward

Idea Phase (pre-pitch)

• [ ] Have an idea/problem
• [ ] Complete initial validation checklist:
  • [ ] Focused on helping the community
  • [ ] We work "with" not "for"
  • [ ] Projects that are reusable
  • [ ] Not illegal
  • [ ] Not promoting a particular political party or religious group
  • [ ] Not antagonistic to government
  • [ ] Not "free work"
• [ ] Fill out top of this card with problem statement, why, etc.
• [ ] Coordinate with CfD member to get pitch on agenda for pitch night (first Monday of the month)

Pitching Phase

• [ ] Move card to Pitches/Presentation list in waffle if you are presenting tonight
• [ ] Present to group (3 min limit)
• [ ] Group Q&A (3 min - if there is additional questions that can happen in the follow up pomodoro)
• [ ] Initial vote on whether ready for Exploration Phase.
  • Cards that are voted ready should get "Pitched - Accepted" label
  • One pomodoro for further discussion around any cards that were not determined quite ready for Exploration. Presenter should be ready to discuss, answer any questions, and revise pitch.
  • Quick update after pomodoro from presenters
• Group determines next step in final vote:
  • a) Idea needs more development (card is moved back to Ideas list with label “Needs development”
  • b) Idea is accepted but group doesn’t have resources to take on right now (card stays in pitch column with label “Pitched - Accepted”)
  • c) Idea is accepted and group has the capacity to take on (ie, the team is under the WIP limit for taking on projects)
• If outcome c) is determined:
  • [ ] a) Identify project champion
  • [ ] b) Create project waffle board from Project Bootstrapper
• If the above steps cannot be completed, then the project outcome should actually be B above, and project card stays in Pitches list with label “Pitched - Accepted”

Exploration Phase

This phase involves no actual building (e.g. programming), and requires you have a project champion

• [ ] Create new project repo and waffle board with: https://cfd-new.herokuapp.com/
• [ ] Follow pre-populated waffle board steps to:
  • [ ] Validate the problem is worth solving, and hasn't already been addressed
  • [ ] Discover and connect with your users
  • [ ] Connect with experts and partners
  • [ ] Brainstorm solutions
  • [ ] Paper prototype
  • [ ] Validate paper prototype design is actually useful
  • [ ] Define a testable MVP
  • [ ] Prepare a pitch for Active Development
  • [ ] Identify project tech lead (if applicable)
• The pitch acceptance process to move into Active Development is the same as for the Pitching Phase

Active Development Phase

Active development is where a team invests in developing an minimum viable product (MVP), and then based on the feedback iterates and continues development.

[brandonkeao]

@PerSister777, hope all is well! We're planning to do a hackathon on August 11th that is related to this project pitch. Would you like to be involved at all?