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Joycotter

Joycotter is a collaborative "worldbuilding game" for real-world activism, built around the "joycott", a conditional commitment ("if this exists or this change happens, here's what I'll do") that makes latent demand and support visible before anyone risks building the thing.

2026

Should Exist

Should Exist is a public, anonymously-contributable catalogue of things people have said should exist, practical requests, historical visions, scientific questions, possible institutions, fictional possibilities, that preserves each idea's source and compares it against what already exists.

2026

Tayr

Tayr (طير) is a Moroccan civic platform, by the Digital Citizen Association, that lets residents report visual pollution (unsightly signage, billboards, urban blight) in their cities and track its resolution; currently piloting in Smara.

AntiFreeze

AntiFreeze is a free, anonymous ICE tracking app that sends real-time push alerts when ICE is spotted near you.

Freifahren

Echtzeit-Risikoprüfungen und Berichte zum öffentlichen Nahverkehr in Berlin.

Berlin

WeDecide

WeDecide empowers communities with real-time neighborhood data, enhancing civic engagement and government responsiveness through privacy-focused civic intelligence tools.

2026

Unheard Voices

A community-driven storytelling platform for unhoused individuals to document their experiences with policy impacts, while providing researchers and advocates with data-driven insights to drive systemic change, alongside a comprehensive resource directory.

USA

Barrier-Free Toilet Finder App

The Barrier-Free Toilet Finder is an independent, open-source app (by "The Hacking Debt") that maps accessible/wheelchair-friendly toilets in Tokyo using the city's open data, and lets users crowdsource additions.

Nerima City, Tokyo, Japan

PicTrée

PicTree ("Boku to Watashi no Denchū Kassen") is a Japanese mobile game where players photograph utility poles and power infrastructure while out walking, crowdsourcing inspection data for the electricity grid and earning rewards.