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Ridiculously Hopeful Futures for a Human-Centered Government
Category: Strategic Planning
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Blog Post
Ridiculously Hopeful Futures Meets Meeting of the Minds
At California Workforce Association’s (CWA) Meeting of the Minds conference in Monterey (September 2025), we invited participants to time travel…
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Co-Designing Technology for Human-Centered Public Services
Background In the Spring of 2025, our Ridiculously Hopeful Futures (RHF) project invited community members and public benefits administrators across…
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Case Study
5-Year Technology Roadmap for Berkeley Public Library
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Case Study
City of LA Workforce: A 5-Year Path Forward
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City of Alameda Strategic Plan
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CivicMakers Team Strategy Jam
The CivicMakers Team gathered together for what we called a Team Strategy Jam on Monday, June 12th, at our office…
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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…
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City of Mountain View Strategic Plan
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City of West Sacramento Council Strategic Retreat
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City of Hayward Strategic Plan
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City of Fremont Smart City Action Plan
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