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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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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…
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2020 Year in Review
2020 tested the resilience and reliability of human-centered processes. What does it look like when we can’t be together? What…
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Creative Constraints: Designing a Virtual Community Meeting during a Crisis
In the era of physical distancing, face-to-face public participation tactics like town hall meetings, community workshops and tabling are not…
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Everything is Data: Making Sense of COVID-19 with Human Connection
Finding hope for positive systems change from an informal online meetup with public servants I’ll admit it. I’m a compulsive…
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2019 Year in Review
2019 brought a number of exciting firsts for CivicMakers. We won our first city-wide strategic planning contract with the City…
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One Civic Innovation Firm’s Reflections from the 2019 Code for America Summit
Last week, designers, technologists and public servants of all stripes descended on Oakland for the 2019 Code for America Summit. This…
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The Culture Stack — Cultivating a More Resilient & Responsive Government
The govtech movement holds great promise, but is hindered by a glaring blindspot — the assumption that technology alone will…
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2018 Year in Review
2018 was a rewarding and instructive year for CivicMakers. We worked with close to 20 state and local clients; expanded…
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Translating Design into the Public Sector (SF Design Week: Volume II)
During SF Design Week (SFDW), we asked people to consider how service design informs the development and delivery of public services. To…
