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Navigating the Sticky Web of Research Compensation
Recommendations and case studies on establishing practices for user research compensation in government organizations.
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Low-Code/No-Code Tools: Implementation and Insights from the Field
An overview on how U.S. Digital Response has used low-code/no-code tools internally as well as with our government partners
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How to Get Started with Low-Code/No-Code Tools
Once you've learned about low-code/no-code tools, the question remains: how to get started?
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Digital Service Team Mapping
A living dataset housing information related to various digital service teams.
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Logging In and Providing Proof: A Guide to U.S. Government Actions on Digital Identity
This guide provides a detailed overview summarizing the many initiatives and activities from Congress, the White House, federal agencies, and coalitions which may impact the digital identity landscape in the United States, including at state, local, Tribal, and territorial levels.
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The Ad Hoc Product Field Guide
This field guide is written for digital services and technology leaders working in government agencies at the federal, state, or local level. It’s meant to highlight the power of product thinking to government digital services. With this guide, agencies can start moving from a project management mindset to a product-based approach to delivering services.
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When the “Wrong” Words Can Help People Find the Right Services
A short article appearing in the 3/14/23 edition of GovLoop by contributor Greg Jordan-Detamore from Code for America.
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Retooling Find Local Help Using Human-centered Design
When people hit the moment in the HealthCare.gov sign-up process where they need in-person help, they’re likely frustrated and at risk of abandoning the process altogether. To help, Ad Hoc designers on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Find Local Help team extensively researched user pain points and used human-centered design to create a tool that respects the stress users may experience and delivers the information they need as quickly and simply as possible.
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Digital Legal Systems Lab
The Digital Legal Systems Lab explores how law and digital systems intersect, aiming to develop reliable, ethical, and efficient legal technologies.
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User Testing for Community-Focused Design
Example of call for user experience participation from the City of St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Unemployment Insurance Claim Status Playbook
The U.S. Department of Labor provides a playbook to help state workforce agencies enhance communication with unemployment claimants by offering clear, proactive updates on claim statuses, thereby improving claimant satisfaction and reducing call center inquiries.
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ReOps Tools
This is a community-based project focused on creating and maintaining a resource for researchers and research operations specialists that will empower people to find out not only what tools are being used, but also in which industry, by what size of teams, and where in the world.