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Kendra's work encompasses a variety of fields which include community and citizen engagement, technology, big data, social innovation, smart cities, and local government.
"Big Data and Social Innovation" by Kevin Desouza and Kendra L. Smith
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Nonprofits and other social change organizations are lagging their counterparts in the scientific and business communities in collecting and analyzing the vast amounts of data that are being generated by digital technology. Four steps need to be taken to improve the use of big data for social innovation.
"Capturing the Wisdom of Crowds" by Kevin Desouza and Kendra L. Smith
Planning
Online civic platforms are all the rage today. They are emerging at an ever-increasing rate, all with the simple goal of harnessing collective intelligence to solve complex social problems and discover opportunities for innovation. Robert Steele, the author, activist, and advocate for open source intelligence, noted that citizen intelligence makes "possible the revival of the collective will of the people."
"Big Data and Planning" by Kevin Desouza and Kendra L. Smith
American Planning Association
Big data isn’t the problem; it’s the solution — and this PAS Report shows how to use it. Arizona State University researchers Kevin C. Desouza and Kendra L. Smith have teamed up on a practical guide to channeling the power of big data. Together they look at how planners around the world are turning big data into real answers for smart cities.