What are your thoughts on civic crowdfunding? For those not familiar with the concept...it's basically the Kickstarter model applied to public projects.

Here are three public projects that have already been successfully funded...

1. Citizinvestor: Connecting blind children with tech
2. Neighbor.ly: Painting the town green
3. Spacehive: After the riots - Happiness in Tottenham

Personally I think it's a really great concept. If you're interested in reading my in-depth analysis then here's what I've written on the subject...

1. Civic Crowdfunding
2. An Economic Critique of Peer Progressivism
3. Civic Crowdfunding - Encouraging Participation