UX for Good – Chicago, IL (2011)

Continued brainstorming and discussion have produced a triad of desired actions for Ceasefire: “Educate, Communicate, and Finance.”  One potential pathway for achieving the triad is arming existing organizations with knowledge of Ceasefire to include in their own marketing messages. (Once again – the theme of communication/information design is dominating the brainstorm). Ceasefire’s continued community involvement [...]

Interrupters deal with a variety of circumstances when intervening with violence.  Currently, the knowledge of specific events resides almost exclusively amongst Interrupters, making transfer to the general public difficult. Real-time data gathering could help Interrupters better understand trends in community violence and record the efficacy of their responses.  A simple mobile or web application would [...]

Ceasefire founder Dr. Slutkin and Interrupter (counselors intervening with potential sources of violence) Lamont Evans defined several pathways for moving forward after discussing potential solutions to the challenge of enlisting members from outside of affected communities.  The pathways surround two distinct categories: communicating the Ceasefire message and creating programs to improve the efficiency of interrupters. [...]

Interest in creating programs like Ceasefire to halt urban violence regularly comes from other governments and organizations from across the globe.  The current staff of 20-30 individuals, however, struggles with the amount of labor and communication required to train, implement and execute a program similar to Ceasefire.  Founder Dr. Gary Slutkin believes the interest can [...]

CeaseFire Illinois – specifically, executive director Gary Slutkin – will work with our two teams designing new ways to reduce urban violence. Here’s a brief piece from WGN-TV on what CeaseFire is up to now. Ceasefire Illinois can be reached at @ceasefire_il