As predicted, some of the unprecedented levels of citizen involvement in the Obama campaign are trickling over into the administration, or at least the interim period.
Change.gov is up and running. One of its features is a page where you can submit your thoughts on what the biggest priorities for the federal government should be, and you can also share your ideas on solutions. I don't know who will be reading these ideas or how they will be integrated into government, but it's an ambitious application of Web 2.0 feedback to the federal government. The trick will be showing people you are actually listening to them and actually acting on their ideas, and that they are not just submitting thoughts into a vacuum. It will be interesting to see how they actually implement citizen feedback in the next administration...I don't think any previous administration has tried anything like that.
Also, I would like to see the craziest ideas they get compiled into some kind of coffee table book, because I bet they will get some doozies. Who knows, the revenue they could make from that coffee table book could help fund the bailout.
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