Produced By: Local/Municipal Government: Agency
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Civic User Research Playbook
Guidance for City of Long Beach, CA staff on how to uplift community voices through user research to create services that are accessible to all City residents.
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User Testing Protocol Template
Template from the City of Long Bech, CA for conducting user testing
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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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Plain Language 101
Jack Ding from the NYC Mayors Office for Economic Opportunity gives a brief training on plain language writing.
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City of Boston Interim Guidelines for Using Generative AI
Interim guidelines for the use of generative AI in the City of Boston, MA.
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City of Philadelphia Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit
The Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit is a toolkit created by City of Philadelphia engagement practitioners and community members to help improve equitable collaboration with the community the City serves.
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Project Snapshot: MyFile NYC: Establishing Eligibility for Public Benefits Through Document Management Services
MyFile NYC is a digital platform that allows New York City residents experiencing homelessness to securely store, share, and manage vital documents with the Department of Homeless Services, streamlining the process of establishing eligibility for public benefits. This pilot, launched in 2022, aims to improve service access by reducing barriers like communication and documentation challenges, while allowing users control over their information.
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Serving the Citizens—Not the Bureaucracy: A Strategic Vision for City Procurement
Report proposing that cities reimagine procurement as a public service, which can unlock a world of ideas for change and improvement.
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Defining a Roadmap for Procurement Transformation in Syracuse
Post from the Syracuse Procurement Team discussing their work in transforming procurement in Syracuse, NY.
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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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City of St. Paul User Experience Participation Legislation
Policy from the City of Saint Paul to provide compensation to those participating in user experience research and usability testing.
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Project Snapshot: ACCESS NYC & Benefits Screening API
The NYC Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity (NYC Opportunity) developed the NYC Benefits Platform, including ACCESS NYC, to help residents easily discover and check eligibility for over 80 social programs.