Yet another innovative concept started off in the US, which I’d like to see replicated after the coming elections this weekend in Romania. And another proof that democracy is a two-way street, though we Romanians seldom believe this. Change.org teamed up with MySpace and are running a competition on best ideas for America that can turn into real policies. Anybody can propose an idea and people vote for it online (please notice the collaborative intelligence model). The reason: President-Elect Obama says he wants to hear ideas from all Americans, so we’re taking him up on his offer.
Here’s how it works: The competition allows anyone to post an idea of 250 words or less, discuss with others, and vote on the top ideas from around the country. The top 10 rated ideas will be presented to a representative of the Obama Administration around Inauguration Day at an event in Washington, DC. We’ll then also announce a formal nonprofit sponsor for each idea and play a supporting role as each organization launches a national campaign to mobilize the millions of people on Change.org, MySpace, and partner organizations to turn each idea into real policy.