First Coined In 2012 Civic Engagement 2.0 trend icon

Civic Engagement 2.0

A growing range of digital tools allows people to engage more actively with local governments on everything from reporting potholes to offering suggestions for improving their communities.

The 2012 Non-Obvious Trend Report, where Civic Engagement 2.0 was first coined

First published in the 2012 Non-Obvious Trend Report →

Trend Longevity Rating

B+ Graded B+ in 2026 ·
a strong prediction that largely held up

How this trend held up

Though civic engagement hasn't multiplied yearly, more people are adopting these tools to allow deeper citizen engagement, and tech-savvy cities are helping this trend accelerate into the mainstream.

Every past trend prediction is re-reviewed and graded with a Trend Longevity Rating, measuring how much each originally curated trend still matters years later.

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