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Tool Case Study: Ecosystem Mapping in the Anaheim Workforce Connection
The CivicMakers Team led the inaugural Workforce Transformation Corps cohort, in partnership with Make Fast Studio, Jobs for the Future,…
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Sunnyvale Innovation Team, Summer 2024
![In this picture, four people are grouped around a table. Two women in the middle are half standing up, arranging a prototype made of crafting supplies, while others around the table look on or offer directions.]()
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Workforce Meets Human-Centered Design in the Middle of the State
The workforce system is obsessed with Human-Centered Design (HCD), and the problem-solving method is no longer simply a buzzword; some…
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Tool Case Study: Interview Strategy at the Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County
The CivicMakers Team led the inaugural Workforce Transformation Corps cohort, in partnership with Make Fast Studio, Jobs for the Future,…
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Tool Case Study: Journey Mapping to Increase a Sense of Belonging
The CivicMakers Team led the inaugural Workforce Transformation Corps cohort, in partnership with Make Fast Studio, Jobs for the Future,…
![A visual of the re-organized bulletin board, with real pictures of how the categories of resources were changed to better reflect what customers came into the office looking for.]()
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Tool Case Study: Stakeholder Identification in LA Workforce Development
The CivicMakers Team led the inaugural Workforce Transformation Corps cohort, in partnership with Make Fast Studio, Jobs for the Future,…
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Accessible Design Workshop for Hawthorn Senior Apartments
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Coaching Equity-Centered Design Thinking
At the start of June, we kicked off the newest Innovation Team offered by the City of Sunnyvale. This project…
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SF ORCP Concrete Building Safety Program – Stakeholder Engagement
![Technical experts from ATC led stakeholders, including members of the CBSP Working Group and the City, on a tour of concrete buildings in the Mission.]()
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City of Alameda Strategic Plan
![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.]()
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JFF Workforce Communities of Action
![6 members of the project team are together on a zoom call, smiling and prepping for the next session. In the picture (from Left to Right, Top to Bottom) Leah Tremblay-Adams, Brittany Henry, Genna Petrolla, Christina Garcia, Jonathan Osei, and Lee Domeika.]()
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Santa Cruz Housing Element
![From behind, three attendees are gathered around a map of Santa Cruz County in discussion.]()
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Berkeley Public Library: All-Staff Day
Berkeley Public Library’s team hosted a All-Staff Day in September, 2023 that they wanted to be rooted in Human-Centered Design…
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City of Pleasanton Budget Engagement
![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.]()
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Kicking Off the Workforce Transformation Corps!
The Workforce Transformation Corps The CivicMakers Team is honored to support the ambitious Workforce Transformation Strategy of Jobs For the…
![Virginia Hamilton and a kick-off participant are standing with their backs to camera, facing a wall of sticky notes that are labeled ‘skills we want to learn!’]()
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Commitments to Inclusive & Accessible Learning Space
It’s been two years since we piloted our Learning Lab at the City of San José - how the time…
![A screenshot from Demo Day #5. On the right side is a column of participants on video while Kelli Parmley (Assistant Director Of Human Resources, City of San Jose) shares a slide. The slide is titled]()
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Project SPARC
![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.]()
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City of San Jose Innovation Learning Lab
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San Francisco Homeless Workforce Systems Alignment
![Cristelle and Leah brainstorming in front of a whiteboard with post-its]()
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San Francisco Public Research Program
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City of West Sacramento Council Strategic Retreat
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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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San Francisco ‘SF Shines’ Program Evaluation and Implementation
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City of Hayward Strategic Plan
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City of San Rafael Innovation Learning Lab
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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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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…
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Learning from Public Sector Service Designers (SF Design Week: Volume I)
This summer, we had the pleasure of participating in SF Design Week (SFDW), and the honor of having SFDW attendees participate with us!…
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San Francisco Recreation and Open Space Element (ROSE) Evaluation
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City of Fremont Smart City Action Plan
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Reflecting and Looking Forward: Public Impact Design
What is the impact you’re trying to make? What is one way you’re trying to make that impact? In trying…
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Code for America User Research
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Designing for Public Impact
It should come as no surprise to anyone reading this that public sector challenges are incredibly complex. As I’ve mentioned previously,…
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These Californians are improving public health with data
It’s a new year, and with it comes new opportunities for individuals and organizations to make data-driven decisions. As more…
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Now More Than Ever
If the recent election showed us anything, it’s that we need to learn to listen and understand each other better.…
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Co-Discovery: A Process for Impactful Projects
At CivicMakers, we believe gathering the right mix of people, cultivating community and building trust are key ingredients for any successful…
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Cities and Startups Building Solutions and Community, Together
Last Thursday was spectacular. To say that CivicMakers facilitated a training and hosted a happy hour is missing the point.…
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#CivicTech Primer: What is “civic tech”?
Here in the Second Great Internet Bubble, we’ve come to accept Marc Andreessen’s maxim that “software is eating the world.”…
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