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Head of User Experience
This is a job description for the role of Head of User Experience from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Sprint 3 Report: Michigan Unemployment – Improving communication and messaging for unemployment insurance in Michigan
Confusing messaging and unclear communication from Michigan’s unemployment system create barriers for claimants, employers, and navigators.
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OMB Circular No. A-11, Section 280 – Managing Customer Experience and Improving Service Delivery
This guidance provides detail on activities to be conducted by designated High-Impact Service Providers (HISPs) under the Executive Order on Customer Experience.
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How to conduct a usability test
Usability tests can help teams develop products that are user-centered, accessible, and inclusive. This guide will help you conduct a successful usability test, from coordinating with participants to analyzing your findings.
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Civilla Practica: Learn to Design Institutions that Put Humans First
Online courses from Civilla to help you build capacity and deliver impact at scale – designed for government staff and advocates.
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The Missed Opportunity in Online Benefits Applications: Mobile First
The ubiquity of mobile devices makes it imperative to build “mobile first” services, i.e. services built with the expectation that they will primarily be accessed on mobile devices. This article also outlines important considerations and suggestions for implementing mobile-first user interfaces.
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Prioritize Customer Needs in Ohio Benefits System
This report presents findings and recommendations from a user experience study based on interviews with 156 participants enrolled in Medicaid and SNAP.
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Government of Canada (GC) Design System Styles
This "Styles" section introduces design tokens that encode brand and design decisions for basic style elements like colors, typography, and spacing, ensuring consistency across Government of Canada digital services.
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Framing the Triangle: A FormFest 2024 Profile
A profile on FormFest speakers Paul Pistorius and Julian Rosner, featuring stories about their motivations for working on public sector form innovation.
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Benefits Playbook for Designing Human-Centered Applications
By implementing these best practices, states can improve the experience of accessing essential public benefits programs.
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Friction! What Makes Getting Public Benefits So Hard and How Understanding Administrative Burdens Can Increase Access at BenCon 2024
Don Moniyhan shares specific burdens and how to measure their impacts.
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A Review of Human-Centered Design in Human Services
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.