Feb
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2/7/2010 12:01 PM
NASA has implemented an online brainstorming tool, open to the general public, seeking to improve openness, transparency, participation, and collaboration. Here is your chance to participate in developing the future of America's space program.
As you may know, we are big fans of openness and transparency here at GTFH (which is why we post monthly status updates with detailed breakdowns). We are also fans of collaboration, which is why we encourage participating in our forums and comments in this blog. In the United States, we live in a participative democracy, meaning that citizens are encouraged to get involved in government, from writing your Congressman to serving in the military to running for office. NASA's implementation of a system like this will encourage participation in government, which is a good thing.
The brainstorming system that they are using, by IdeaScale, allows for ideas to be submitted and voted upon by registered users, as well as allowing comments (like a blog) for the purpose of opening discussions. And if you have an account with Google, Yahoo!, WordPress, or AOL, you can log in by authenticating against that account.
So what are you waiting for? Go to the site and tell NASA what they need to be doing!
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