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iRevolution- Geofeedia: Next Generation Crisis Mapping Technology? 3 June, 2012My colleague Jeannine Lemaire from the Core Team of the Standby Volunteer Task Force (SBTF) recently pointed me to Geofeedia, which may very well be the next generation in crisis mapping technology. So I spent over an hour talking with … Continue reading →Patrick Meier
- The Future of Crisis Mapping? Full-Sized Arcade Pinball Machines 31 May, 2012Remember those awesome pinball machines (of the analog kind)? You’d launch the ball and see it bounce all over, reacting wildly to various fun objects as you accumulate bonus points. The picture below hardly does justice so have a look … Continue reading →Patrick Meier
- State of the Art in Digital Disease Detection 30 May, 2012Larry Brilliant’s TED Talk back in 2006 played an important role in catalyzing my own personal interest in humanitarian technology. Larry spoke about the use of natural language processing and computational linguistics for the early detection and early response to … Continue reading →Patrick Meier
- Does Your Brand Have a Plot? How Great Leaders Inspire Action 29 May, 2012“Does your brand have a plot?” I overheard this intriguing question whilst at SXSW 2012 earlier this year. The question came to mind again recently while watching Simon Sinek’s excellent TEDx talk on “How Great Leaders Inspire Action.” All too often, most … Continue reading →Patrick Meier
- Disaster Response, Self-Organization and Resilience: Shocking Insights from the Haiti Humanitarian Assistance Evaluation 24 May, 2012Tulane University and the State University of Haiti just released a rather damming evaluation of the humanitarian response to the 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12th. The comprehensive assessment, which takes a participatory approach and applies a novel resilience … Continue reading →Patrick Meier
- Using Rayesna to Track the 2012 Egyptian Presidential Candidates on Twitter 23 May, 2012My (future) colleague at the Qatar Foundation’s Computing Research Institute (QCRI) have just launched a new platform that Al Jazeera is using to track the 2012 Egyptian Presidential Candidates on Twitter. Called Rayesna, which means “our president” in colloquial Egyptian Arabic, this … Continue reading →Patrick Meier
- From Gunfire at Sea to Maps of War: Profound Implications for Humanitarian Innovation 22 May, 2012MIT Professor Eric von Hippel is the author of Democratizing Innovation, a book I should have read when it was first published seven years ago. The purpose of this blog post, however, is to share some thoughts on “Gunfire at Sea: … Continue reading →Patrick Meier
- Joining the Qatar Foundation to Advance Humanitarian Technology 14 May, 2012Big news! I’ll be taking a senior level position at the Qatar Foundation to work on the next generation of humanitarian technology solutions. I’ll be based at the Foundation’s Computing Research Institute (QCRI) and be working alongside some truly amazing … Continue reading →Patrick Meier
- Advice to Future PhDs from 2 Unusual Graduating PhDs 9 May, 2012Next week I will be attending my official graduation from The Fletcher School to receive my PhD diploma. It is—in a word—surreal. I’ve been working on my PhD for almost as long as I’ve known my good friend and colleague … Continue reading →Patrick Meier
- The KoBo Platform: Data Collection for Real Practitioners 8 May, 2012Update: be sure to check out the excellent points in the comments section below. I recently visited my alma mater, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), where I learned more about the free and open source KoBo ToolBox project that my colleagues … Continue reading →Patrick Meier
- Geofeedia: Next Generation Crisis Mapping Technology? 3 June, 2012
