Earlier this week, I sat down and wrote a first draft of interview questions that I would like to ask residents of the South Bronx. The data that I wish to collect from these questions are general impressions of technology and how it effects the lives of community members, and whether or not there is a belief or experience where technology has assisted someone in their connecting with a federal, state, or local politician, or local service. I tried to keep the questions as general as I could, while focused on specific data points that I would like to collect, namely PERCEPTIONS.
My first draft of questions are:
- What does technology mean to you?
- What does civic technology mean to you?
- What kinds of technologies do you have access to in your daily life?
- How do you use those technologies?
- How do those technologies effect your daily life?
- In a perfect world with no limitations, what kinds of technologies would you like to use in your daily life?
- Are there issues in this community where technology could assist?
- Do you feel that technology could improve your relationship with local or national government, or local public servants or services?
- In a perfect world with no limitations, how could technology be transformative?
- In general, how do you believe that technology will be used in the future?
Tonight, through the very generous invitation of the Transdisciplinary Lab Partnership for Parks Group I’m heading up to the Arsenal (!) in Central Park in the hopes of meeting people associated with the South Bronx, who can link me to anyone who may be interested in collaborating with me. Thanks to Emily, Isabella, and Nelesi for the offer to join them during a Catalyst Dialogue.
