Author: Daniel X. O’Neil
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Board chair at City Bureau
Today I was elected board chair of City Bureau, a nonprofit civic journalism lab based on the South Side of Chicago. We bring journalists and communities together in a collaborative spirit to produce media that is impactful, equitable and responsive to the public. City Bureau is a wonder. The four founders have built an amazing…
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Photo: Pussy Riot in Concert, used on Pussy Riot Twitter Feed
A photo I took at a Chicago concert by Pussy Riot, a Moscow-based Russian feminist protest punk rock group was used by the group on their Twitter account. Here’s my photo, taken March 7, 2018: Here’s my tweet of the photo, on March 8, 2018: And here’s Pussy Riot’s tweet of the same photo:
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Voqal Chicago Grants, February 2018
Today Voqal Chicago announced a series of grants in Illinois. I serve on the board of Voqal Chicago, and I’m proud of the work we do to make things better for people here. Last month, @Voqal announced a series of grants from its Chicago—based board. These grants provide essential support for so many organizations doing…
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New Role: Director of Marketing
Today I started a new role at Ad Hoc: Director of Marketing and Communications. Almost two years after I helped create the business development function at Ad Hoc, I am now moving over to kick off the marketing and communications department. Ad Hoc has grown from 6 to 120 people since I started, and I…
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Writing: Toward a New Model for Corporate Governance
Today I published an essay called, “Toward a New Model for Corporate Governance” Here’s a snip: http://www.derivativeworks.com/2018/01/toward-a-new-model-for-corporate-governance.html
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Panel: Hidden Signals Challenge
Recently I took part in scoring entries for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Hidden Signals Challenge, a competition that “calls upon data innovators from a wide variety of fields—from data science, to civic tech, to epidemiology—to develop concepts for novel uses of existing data that will identify signals and achieve timelier alerts for biothreats…
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ORD Camp: Back to Basics
This morning I chaired an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous at ORD Camp. 8 people attended, a mix of new members, old timers, and people who have alcoholics in their lives. Here’s the materials I created for the session, which might be useful in adapting for other conferences. Here’s a zip folder of all the…
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Blue Button API Subcontract
Today Ad Hoc was awarded a subcontract under prime contractor Fearless Tech (8424693) to improve the Blue Button API. Here’s the award notice: cms-blue-button-award-january-218 and here’s the full description: Blue Button Api Contractor Will Be Responsible For The Primary Development Of The Django Server, Implementing A Developer Portal, And Any Other Integral Components Of The Blue Button…
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New Wide Right Turn Sign: Yellow Background, Street Grid, Fully Articulated Cab
I started my collection of Wide Right Turn signs a long time ago, and I even published a 2006 email interview with the creator of the first sign. I am always on the lookout for new signs, but after a while it’s slim pickings, since I have so many. Today I found a new one:…