Vote Blue to Save America · @JaneImber
289 followers · 1933 posts · Server mstdn.social

Who decided that all the benches in the park should be metal, so you can't sit down without asbestos pants

#civicdesign

Last updated 1 year ago

ShmosKnows · @ShmosKnows
28 followers · 127 posts · Server mastodon.publicinterest.town

Apolitical is hosting a free workshop on Service Design in Government. Register using this link if interested.

apolitical.co/events/how-to-us

#civicdesign #servicedesign

Last updated 2 years ago

Daniel Latorre · @danlatorre
170 followers · 225 posts · Server mstdn.social

We don't need better UX for surveillance, we need better governance & regulation of it. Great to see this @STOPSpyingNY kudos.

stopspying.org/latest-news/202

#civicdesign #civictech

Last updated 2 years ago

Emily Rapport · @eatpaintchic
46 followers · 10 posts · Server mastodon.lol

Launched a new website for the 40th Ward Office of Chicago this morning - everything appears to be working and I didn’t break the internet. WIN-WIN! I wrote about this and project on my blog if you are interested: alwaysopen.design/a-civic-mind

#wordpress #civicdesign

Last updated 2 years ago

Peter Merholz · @peterme
958 followers · 459 posts · Server sfba.social

Can we complain here like we used to do in The Bird Place?
Trying to get a new passport for our son, and the runaround is ridiculous, and the lack of any accountability for, say, citizen experience is palpable.
Where my peeps at?

#civicdesign

Last updated 2 years ago

Vinish Garg · @vingar
125 followers · 258 posts · Server mastodon.social

12 best ways to get cars out of cities—ranked by new research:

theconversation.com/12-best-wa

I am seeing a lot of work is being done (or is gathering momentum) for car-free zones in the cities. The next couple of years are huge for civic design and civic tech practitioners.

#civictech #civicdesign #urbandesign #townplanning #proptech

Last updated 2 years ago

Vinish Garg · @vingar
125 followers · 254 posts · Server mastodon.social

Towards a new era in sustainable design—Studding the façade of Ikea in Vienna are 160 trees that naturally cool the building by 1.5oC. They were planted in accordance with the city’s Urban Heat Island-Strategy Plan.

frameweb.com/article/insights/

#civicdesign #proptech #architecture

Last updated 2 years ago

Vinish Garg · @vingar
78 followers · 144 posts · Server mastodon.social

If Outcome 2023 is the product UX and systems kitchen, the content design and civic tech ingredients are pouring in—the oven is at 8 degrees in Chandigarh.

Watch out outcomeconf.com/program/, and the call for proposals is open.

#ux #designconference #civicdesign #contentstrategy

Last updated 2 years ago

Vinish Garg · @vingar
68 followers · 116 posts · Server mastodon.social

A summer reading list for public servants: 2022:

They have mentioned my comments on @shannonmattern's book—"A City Is Not A Computer" apolitical.co/solution-article

#civictech #civicdesign #townplanning

Last updated 2 years ago

Vinish Garg · @vingar
61 followers · 97 posts · Server mastodon.social

One in every 10 residents of Argentina lives with an impairment in hearing, sight or mobility.

A civic tech and digital governance case study which says—"Participation must be designed to ‘leave no one behind’"

peoplepoweredhub.squarespace.c

#civictech #civicdesign #government

Last updated 2 years ago

corinne · @corinne
74 followers · 23 posts · Server hachyderm.io

👋🏻 an overdue . I’m a designer and strategist currently working to improve government products and services. (A long, long time ago, I used to say “if only asking ‘why’ was a job…” turns out it is!) (1/x)

#introduction #design #designresearch #DesignStrategy #servicedesign #transitiondesign #civictech #publicinteresttech #civicdesign #civicservicedesign #publicinterestdesign #scicomm #scicomms

Last updated 2 years ago

Vinish Garg · @vingar
51 followers · 71 posts · Server mastodon.social

An apartment building in Amsterdam prioritizes maximal material quality, customization by residents and sustainable resource management.

frameweb.com/article/living/ho

#urbandesign #civicdesign

Last updated 2 years ago

Vinish Garg · @vingar
50 followers · 67 posts · Server mastodon.social

How Civic Tech Got a Pandemic Upgrade

For many cities, Covid-19 was a catalyst for boosting their digital presence and shifting services online. Here’s what’s driving municipal technology’s much-needed reboot.

bloomberg.com/news/features/20

I see that @cydharrell is mentioned in this post.

#civictech #civicdesign #servicedesign

Last updated 2 years ago

Vinish Garg · @vingar
49 followers · 65 posts · Server mastodon.social

Buildings produce about 40% of global carbon emissions. From Kyoto to Amsterdam, architects are looking to recycle them bloomberg.com/news/features/20 via CityLab @business

#civicdesign #architecture

Last updated 2 years ago

Vinish Garg · @vingar
31 followers · 44 posts · Server mastodon.social

The most beautiful intersection is of service design, system thinking, UX, content strategy, and civic design. You are welcome to join us at the Outcome 2023, in Chandigarh.
outcomeconf.com/program/

#uxconference #contentstrategy #systemthinking #civicdesign #civictech #chandigarh #uxindia

Last updated 2 years ago

Jeff Piestrak · @jeff
105 followers · 20 posts · Server social.coop

Radical Participatory Design: Decolonizing Participatory Design Processes

Presentation (video, slide deck, and sketchnote) by Victor Udoewa at the Civic Design 2021 virtual conference:
rosenfeldmedia.com/civic-desig




#participatorydesign #civicdesign #decolonization #pluriversaldesign

Last updated 2 years ago

Regan King · @biowebguy
18 followers · 26 posts · Server zirk.us

Thinking about the risks and opportunities of using the Venn diagram to help teams visualize data flows between multiple institutions and actors. Do you have a story where a Venn helped or hindered communications?

📷 Whitney Mast mathfordayz.weebly.com/weekly-

#dataviz #hciux #Venndiagram #civicdesign

Last updated 2 years ago

Vinish Garg · @vingar
15 followers · 25 posts · Server mastodon.social

IPCC Report Outlines How to Create Livable, Sustainable Buildings and Cities: treehugger.com/ipcc-report-cre

#civicdesign #urbandesign #civictech

Last updated 2 years ago

Martin Jordan · @martinjordan
90 followers · 57 posts · Server mastodon.social

“Breathe: rushing will not help”, says @DigitalServBund@twitter.com’s @MagdaZadara@twitter.com and recommends young digital gov’t units:
• You’ll tempted to skip the basics—don’t
• Open your mind to wicked problems and surprises
• Learn for others, rather than comparing yourself to them

#civicdesign

Last updated 2 years ago

Martin Jordan · @martinjordan
422 followers · 160 posts · Server mastodon.social

“Breathe: rushing will not help”, says @DigitalServBund@twitter.com’s @MagdaZadara@twitter.com and recommends young digital gov’t units:
• You’ll tempted to skip the basics—don’t
• Open your mind to wicked problems and surprises
• Learn for others, rather than comparing yourself to them

#civicdesign

Last updated 2 years ago