AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Navigate Post-Factual Society
KEYWORDS
freedom of speech, transparency of opinions, crowdsoucing information
COUNTRY
Denmark
DESIGNED BY
VOTE (the company)
The design is playful, easy to use and free from political associations. However, the intangible design is of key importance as the platform offers anonymous statistics on actual opinions locally and globally to help break down assumptions and prejudice. VOTE statistics give way to (self)reflection and putting serious matters into perspective (conversation starter) without fear of repercussions.
WEBSITE
http://getvoteapp.com/
VOTE
Anonymous crowdsourced polling creating transparency of opinions in a complex post-factual world.
Billions of consumers are about to go online via mobile phones. Still, the world is not getting more transparent. Authoritarian regimes censor, media is biased, politics more extreme and social media creates echo chambers. VOTE empower people to speak their mind, and be heard, via an anonymous, free accessible mobile platform where we only ask for Gender, Age and Region. Basically, we allow all minorities to express themselves without fear of repercussion (anonymous). It is a truly democratic tool that talks about serious matters, like: Politics, Religion, Sexual Orientation and Social Construct (norms and traditions). By making it anonymous, and having all questions framed to Yes/No answers, it becomes easy, playful, safe and insightful. By promoting instant statistics (gratification) VOTE promotes transparency of information to break down assumptions and prejudice in a post-factual, radicalised world.