Dialogue Earth: Increasing Public Understanding through Analytics and Media

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Tom's company, Dialogue Earth, is working to increase public understanding on topics of environmental importance. Their focus it to be proponents of the best possible information to help drive a healthy, well-informed dialogue. In this presentation, Tom is going to talk about their unique approach -- combining the analysis of online dialogue, with expert collaborators from across society, to produce engaging and trustworthy video content.

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Dialogue Earth

Increasing public understanding

Presented by Tom Masterman

Rotary Club of St. Louis Park02.21.11

Monday, February 21, 2011

Agenda

My background

The problem

Dialogue Earth’s approach

Coming up

Questions

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My background

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My background

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My background

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My background

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My background

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My background

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My background

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My background

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The problem

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The problem

We have so many important issues to tackle...

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The problem

... and the dialogue appears so polarized.

Gore Beck

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Dialogue Earth’s approach

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Dialogue Earth’s approach

Mission

Increase public understanding on topics of environmental importance

Strategy

Understand the dialogue

Produce engaging and trustworthy media

Approach

Proponents of broadly endorsed information

Not advocates for actions or policies

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Strategy: understand the dialogue

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Listening to social media chatter

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Strategy: understand the dialogue

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Subject matter experts Crowd-sourced coders Computer algorithms

Analyzing chatter with humans and machines

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Strategy: understand the dialogue

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Showcasing the PULSE of public opinion

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Strategy: engaging and trustworthy media

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Developing broadly endorsed science points

Key Science Points

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Tease out relevant topics

Engage the expert community

Produce endorsed science points

Industry

Academia

Government

Enviro. NGOs

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Strategy: engaging and trustworthy media

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Bringing the science to life

Key Science Points

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Relevant topic, key science points

Connect with video storytellers

Produce engaging videos

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Strategy: engaging and trustworthy media

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Pilot contest 1st place: “No Shell Blues”

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Strategy: engaging and trustworthy media

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Pilot contest 1st place: “No Shell Blues”

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Strategy: engaging and trustworthy media

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Pilot contest 2nd place: “New Neighbor”

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Strategy: engaging and trustworthy media

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Pilot contest 2nd place: “New Neighbor”

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Coming up

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Coming up

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Questions?

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Please keep in touch

Tom Mastermantitle: Associate Director, Dialogue Earth

e-mail: maste078@umn.edu

phone: 612-624-2278

twitter: @tommasterman

Dialogue EarthWebsite: www.DialogueEarth.org

twitter: @DialogueEarth

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