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Human-Centered Design Standardizing and Digitizing Government Forms in Canada: A Digital Service Network Spotlight
The Digital Service Network (DSN) spoke with GC Forms’ Senior Product Manager Stevie-Ray Talbot and Acting Head Ioana Contu to learn more about the team's approach to building GC Forms.
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Human-Centered Design Improving Unemployment Insurance Applications with CX Principles
This resource contains principles and examples of high-impact improvements to consider making in different parts of the online application. CX principles for online applications describes broadly applicable best practices that when implemented across the various sections of an online application can increase claimant self-service and reduce the need for interventions from state agency staff. The employer and occupation sections highlight promising improvements within these sections to collect employment history, reason for filing for unemployment (separation information), and a claimant’s occupation. Gathering the information for these sections is particularly complex for claimants and state agencies alike.
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Human-Centered Design Hiring Spotlight: Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance
The Digital Service Network (DSN) recently sat down with the Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) team to learn more about an exciting role they’re hiring for.
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Communications How we’re building GC Forms: Our 4 accessible approaches
Blogpost from the GC Forms product team sharing thoughts and tips on the team’s 4 approaches to building in accessibility from the start
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Management GC Forms Category Templates
GC Forms' form templates
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Talent + Hiring Head of User Experience And Service Design
Maryland's Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) job description for Head of User Experience And Service Design.
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Human-Centered Design How GC Forms can help collect data for public services
Case study Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) at Health Canada's experience using GC Forms.
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Human-Centered Design User Testing Protocol Template
Template from the City of Long Bech, CA for conducting user testing
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Human-Centered Design Uncovering the joys and pains of getting a special event permit
How the Baltimore Digital Services conducted user research to improve Special Event permitting
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Human-Centered Design Reforming the Form: A Step Toward More Effective Government
Event recap for FormFest 2023, co-hosted by DSN and Code for America
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Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Mecklenburg County, North Carolina’s Coordinating SNAP & Nutrition Supports Impact Report
Through the Coordinating SNAP & Nutrition Supports program, Mecklenburg County, NC leveraged a Food Security Navigator model and data analysis to increase access to nutrition supports. This report documents best practices and lessons learned from their project.
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Human-Centered Design FACT SHEET: Building Digital Experiences for the American People
Fact sheet associated with policy guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) providing guidance on "The Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience."