Top Level Stories

These are the top level stories that drive the Brigade platform. Simply by performing these work flows on the Brigade platform users contribute to an open knowledge base for a densely connected network of civic hackers.

1. I want to open civic data
2. I want to help deploy and maintain civic apps
3. I want to field test civic apps
4. I want to support an open government initiative
5. I want to organize a Brigade
6. I want to contribute to an open source civic project

I want to open civic data

As a Brigade member I want to contribute to the growing body of linked, open data about civic life. (More)

I want to help deploy and maintain civic apps

As a Brigade member I want to help connect more localities to apps that make positive contributions to civic life. (More)

I want to field test civic apps

As a Brigade member I want to be a beta tester so I can help improve the reliability, usability, and validity of civic apps (More)

I want to support an open government initiative

As a Brigade member I want help draft, submit, sponsor and otherwise support structural and procedural changes in government that make it more open. (More)

I want to organize a Brigade

As a Brigade member I want to lead a Brigade where I live.(More)

I want to contribute to an open source civic project

As a Brigade member I want to make contributions to worthwhile civic technologies with other civic hackers. (More)