Transforming Civic Engagement Through Community-Driven Solutions
Cities thrive when everyone has a voice, yet tools for community engagement are often fragmented or inaccessible. Pulso is a fully crowdsourced, open-ended, multilingual platform where residents can share experiences, collaborate, and turn ideas into action—shaping the future of their cities through active participation.
Services
Why choose us
Continuous Civic Engagement
Unlike other platforms that focus only on early planning, Pulso sustains engagement throughout the entire process—from idea to implementation.
Real-Time Municipal Integration
Direct connection with city systems ensures immediate response to urgent issues and transparent tracking of solution implementation.
Community-Driven
Problem Solving
Residents don't just report issues—they collaborate, vote, and shape solutions through our innovative ideation platform.
Multilingual &
Accessible Design
Our platform ensures equitable engagement by supporting multiple languages and maintaining high usability for all residents.
Free for Residents
Residents access the platform completely free, ensuring broad participation and equitable civic engagement for all.
Proven Scalable Model
Our NYC pilot establishes a replicable framework for cities nationwide seeking authentic community engagement.
How Pulso Works
RESIDENT SHARING
Real-time community input
AI CLASSIFICATION
Preliminary categorization
INSTANT
Non-urgent events
ISSUES
Community problems
ALERT
Urgent emergencies
COMMUNITY VOTING
Residents vote on priorities
MUNICIPAL REPORTING
Direct reporting to city departments
SOLUTION TRACKING
Monitor implementation progress
What's More
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01.Solution & Vision
While platforms like Jigsaw focus on early city planning, Pulso sustains engagement throughout the process—allowing residents to track, shape, and monitor how their ideas are implemented. Through a crowdsourced mapping platform, Pulso fosters continuous civic dialogue, strengthens neighborhoods, informs municipal decision-making, and ensures governments remain accountable. Our NYC pilot establishes a scalable model for cities nationwide seeking authentic community engagement and collaborative governance.
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02.Expected Impact
Within the first year, Pulso aims to engage a growing user base, generate community-driven solutions, and partner with multiple municipal departments. Success is measured by user participation, adoption of solutions, and overall improvements in civic engagement and satisfaction.
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03.Market Opportunity & Competitive Advantage
The civic technology market is rapidly expanding as cities seek meaningful engagement tools. Pulso uniquely combines real-time reporting, collaborative solution design, priority voting, and direct municipal integration—moving beyond problem identification to lasting, community-driven problem-solving. This active, participatory approach strengthens neighborhoods, enhances service responsiveness, and provides governments with actionable, resident-validated insights.
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04.Current Progress & Team
We have developed a working prototype with core mapping and reporting features. Our team brings expertise in urban and scalable design from Columbia GSAPP, combined with experience in user experience design, community engagement research, and civic technology development.
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05.Business Model
Pulso is a mission-driven platform funded through municipal contracts and philanthropic partnerships. Cities pay for analytics and integration services, while residents access the platform for free, ensuring broad participation and equitable engagement.
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06.Funding Request
We are requesting $25,000 from the Tamer Fund to enhance interactive mapping features, conduct beta testing with NYC municipal partners, launch community engagement campaigns, and integrate the platform with city systems.