Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Everyday Tech

​What would it look like if online platforms were designed with democracy in mind? This event presents projects that are doing just that—building values like transparency, collective decision-making, and accessibility for all into their designs. Learn about ambitious, Bay Area-based projects that enable ordinary users to co-govern their online lives.

​Hosted by Nathan Schneider, a professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. The event celebrates the publication of his new book, Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life.

​Featured speakers:

• ​Yasmine El Baggari and Tibet Sprague: New tools for online community governance at Hylo

• ​Émeline Brule: Imagining an intergenerational makerspace at Sequoia Fabrica

• ​Dr. Shamika Klassen: Using Afrofuturistic speculation to envision utopian digital spaces