The Collaborative Assessment and Feedback Engine (CAFE) (2009-2018)* - CITRIS and the Banatao Institute. Ken Goldberg and Brandie Nonnecke and Sanjay Krishnan and Camille Crittenden The CAFE platform was awarded the 2017-2018 Chancellor’s Award for Research in the Public Interest, which recognizes research that addresses critical needs and issues affecting local, state, national, or global communities. *The CAFE project has concluded after 9 years The Collaborative Assessment and Feedback Engine (CAFE) is an open source, e-participation platform that provides participants dynamic visual feedback about their position on key social issues, relative to other participants.
The platform applies statistical models and collaborative filtering to rapidly discover emerging trends as data is collected. By fostering open-ended dialogue and facilitating a more nuanced assessment of public opinion about complex issues, CAFE enables more informed organizational decisions while increasing participant engagement in decision-making processes. DevCAFE Malasakit QuakeCAFE The California Report Card México Participa.
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