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CivicMakers’ 2022 Team Retreat
Last week, we brought our team back together for the first CivicMakers retreat in over three years. In addition to…

Last week, we brought our team back together for the first CivicMakers retreat in over three years. In addition to…
The CivicMakers team is committed to continuously reflecting and learning from our work. For the past few years, we’ve tried…
To our community of civic designers–and our community members who don't yet see themselves as designers–we're excited to announce the…
We have a new website and a new logo. Those words feel REALLY good to say out loud! It's been…
2020 tested the resilience and reliability of human-centered processes. What does it look like when we can’t be together? What…
In the era of physical distancing, face-to-face public participation tactics like town hall meetings, community workshops and tabling are not…
Finding hope for positive systems change from an informal online meetup with public servants I’ll admit it. I’m a compulsive…
2019 brought a number of exciting firsts for CivicMakers. We won our first city-wide strategic planning contract with the City…
Last week, designers, technologists and public servants of all stripes descended on Oakland for the 2019 Code for America Summit. This…
The govtech movement holds great promise, but is hindered by a glaring blindspot — the assumption that technology alone will…