Tag: Local Government
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JFF Workforce Communities of Action
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Santa Cruz Housing Element
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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
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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…
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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…
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Project SPARC
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City of San Jose Innovation Learning Lab
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San Francisco Homeless Workforce Systems Alignment
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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.”…