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CivicMakers Team Strategy Jam
The CivicMakers Team gathered together for what we called a Team Strategy Jam on Monday, June 12th, at our office…
We believe in the power of inclusive, collaborative design to shape a better world.
RECENT WORK
Accessible Design Workshop for Hawthorn Senior Apartments
Co-creating accessible affordable housing with seniors, unhoused communities and people with disabilities.
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City of Alameda Strategic Plan
A unifying vision and concrete plan for the City of Alameda
![Two adults and two children are looking at and in front of two three large pieces of paper. They are in a large foldable tent or shade structure at the Alameda farmer's market. The pieces of paper are hung up on three sides of the tent. The paper has potential details and things to vote on that they'd like to see in the plan. They are allowed to place dots next to the statements they like.]()
Santa Cruz Housing Element
Expanding affordable housing through inclusive and equity-centered engagement
![From behind, three attendees are gathered around a map of Santa Cruz County in discussion.]()
City of Pleasanton Budget Engagement
Nurturing a City’s culture of collaborative decision making
![A parent holds a small child in their arms, and together they are placing a green dot vote onto a poster of budget priorities that is filled with green and red votes from other residents.]()
Project SPARC
Helping student parents redesign the community college and public benefits systems
![Screenshot from the SPARC Showcase March 2022. Someone is sharing a slide with three quotes from CalWORKs parenting students who shared their experiences around mental health. On the right side are a series of pictures of SPARC Leaders attending the zoom session.]()
What We Do
We unearth insights and co-create solutions to public challenges through strategic planning, community engagement and human-centered design.
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Insights & Learning
Ideas, tools, and resources from our community of CivicMakers
![Team photo outside in a park on sunny day with plants in the background. Seven people stand in a row with their arms around each other. From left to right: Julian Gunter, Judi Brown, Brittany Henry, Eva Mas, Cristelle Blackford, Leah Tremblay-Adams, Kyle Wicks.]()
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Stakeholder Identification
Last Updated: November, 2021 A key step to engaging the humans in human-centered design is identifying your stakeholders. This framework…
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Data Synthesis Plan
Last Updated: November, 2021 Telling a clear and defensible story with your insights is essential to transforming data into meaningful…
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Surfacing Insights from State Employees
The CivicMakers Team has been working with a state agency over the past six months to better understand how multiple…
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ABOUT US
A team of pragmatic optimists
CivicMakers is a strategic consultancy and community of practitioners that believe in the power of inclusive, collaborative design. We envision a world where every person has the tools, skills, and capacities to advance collaborative decision-making, and every community has what they need to co-create solutions.
Who we work with
“Hands down best vendor partnership I’ve experienced in my public sector career … making a difference!”
Kelli Parmley Assistant Director of Human Resources, City of San Jose
