Millions in government benefits go unclaimed annually due to complex applications and lack of awareness. Simplifying processes, targeted outreach, and streamlined support can increase accessibility and ensure eligible individuals receive assistance.
The Seattle.gov website's new Assistance and Discounts page centralizes information on city benefits and services, offering a user-friendly and consistent experience across 7,000 pages.
This course gives participants a substantive overview of the human-centered design framework and offers opportunities to practice applying concepts from the course to your work.
AI resources for public professionals on responsible AI use, including a course showcasing real-world applications of generative AI in public sector organizations.
This workshop guide offers teams an opportunity to jointly work toward understanding core problems impacting digital delivery in their organization. The guide is structured in two parts: (1) a Miro template and (2) a Facilitation Guide.
This workshop guide offers teams an opportunity to jointly work toward understanding core problems impacting digital delivery in their organization. The guide is structured in two parts: (1) a Miro template and (2) a Facilitation Guide.
This interview template includes questions designed to help teams conduct exploratory, semi-structured interviews with government stakeholders involved in program delivery to gather information that can help them evaluate the status quo of digital delivery in their organization.
The article highlights the federal government's efforts to improve customer experience through collaborative, human-centered approaches and lessons on embracing risk, partnerships, and user-focused design.
In this brief, they present a definition of HCD that is applicable to the context of human services delivery, differentiate HCD from similar design and problem-solving approaches, and describe how HCD is being used in human services.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
The Digital Service Network (DSN) spoke with three staff members from the Digital Transformation Team in Montgomery County Public LIbraries—Maddie Schellhardt, Raymond Bryson, and Emily Lamancusa, to learn more about the county's efforts to advance digital service delivery and inclusion
The folder for conducting user surveys for the Montgomery County Public Libraries website redesign includes materials such as Homepage Usability Questions and a comprehensive Website Survey. These tools are designed to gather user feedback on the homepage's functionality and overall website experience, helping inform improvements that align with user needs and expectations.
Montgomery County Public Library (MCPL) Digital Strategies Team
This exercise engages participants in selecting the most and least clicked website menu items by marking their choices with stickers, followed by a group review to compare assumptions with actual data. The activity is designed to challenge perceptions about website usage and gather insights to inform future website realignment based on customer needs and strategic priorities.
Montgomery County Public Library (MCPL) Digital Strategies Team
