Creating Passionate Citizens
summary
Argues that passion is engineered by helping people get measurably better at something, not by dumping open data or more tweets; tests include apps and campaigns that raise skill and perception: Star Walk (night-sky app), water-quality pinup calendar and comic from Bryan, TX, lolcats/GraphJam communities and origami/label hacks that spur creative practice. Shows a startling behavior gap—only about 10% change life-threatening habits—so the winning metric is whether a service creates kick ass users who gain a higher-resolution experience.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Fantasy models to engineering passion
- 1:05Defining true passion
- 2:52Improvement fuels engagement
- 4:37Better users not tools
- 6:42Pets as passion gateways
- 8:26Health advice failures
- 10:15Helping people be interesting
- 11:58Simple passion bridges
- 14:09Collaborative learning beyond memes
- 17:24Pop culture to deeper meaning
- 18:27Connecting passion to care
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