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Our journey to a clarified vision and a new brand
We have a new website and a new logo. Those words feel REALLY good to say out loud! It's been…
We believe in the power of inclusive, collaborative decision-making to shape a better world.
RECENT WORK
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.]()
City of San Jose Innovation Learning Lab
Providing organization-wide tools for creative problem solving at the City of San José
![Aha Moments Slide from City of San Jose Innovation Learning Lab]()
San Francisco Homeless Workforce Systems Alignment
Collaboratively designing better connections to employment services for San Franciscans experiencing homelessness
![Cristelle and Leah brainstorming in front of a whiteboard with post-its]()
San Francisco Public Research Program
Ensuring equity in the design & implementation of San Francisco's first public user research program
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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
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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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New Year, New Brand, Same CivicMakers: A Community Celebration!
CivicMakers launches our new brand and website, and celebrates the talented community of civic design partners who helped get us…
January 13, 2022 @ 5:00 pm
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A resource library for sharing our tools with you
To our community of civic designers–and our community members who don't yet see themselves as designers–we're excited to announce the…
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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
