TACSI launches Solved, a nationwide search for social solutions that work

Posted by Sarah Stokely on 7 November 2011 | 0 Comments
Tags: projects, crowdsourcing, solved

TACSI is excited to announced that our latest project, Solved, has been launched by South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill. Solved is a nationwide search for social solutions that are working. Maybe you noticed a scheme to help local kids eat a healthy breakfast in Broome, and someone in Newcastle is searching for a way to do just that. By sharing what works, we hope social solutions can help more people across Australia.

If you've spotted something working in your neighbourhood, or if you came up with something that's working, we invite you to share it on the Solved map at the Solved website.

We're excited about Solved because while there are many forums to discuss new ideas (which are often unproven) - there's very little opportunity to showcase ideas that have been tested and shown to work. In the interests of maximising the impact of social solutions which people have seen working in their neighbourhoods, we believe Solved is worth participating in. We invite you to add a solution you've seen or created, and we'd also ask for your help in publicising Solved to your networks, especially amongst communities or regions which aren't usually well represented online.

Solved is collecting solutions for six weeks - you can follow the progress of the campaign via Twitter (@SolvedAustralia), Facebook (Solved in Australia page) or subscribing to the regular Solved e-newsletter (via the form on the Solved website) which will run for the life of the Solved campaign. We look forward to sharing stories from across Australia as we unearth social solutions that are working!