A practical resource explaining how to choose and use different fidelity modes in rapid prototyping to align team understanding and streamline design iterations.
A case study documenting how a human-centered claimant portal was developed for the New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) to modernize unemployment insurance access using agile development and API technology.
This report outlines strategies states can adopt to improve access to SNAP, Medicaid, and WIC programs by leveraging policy options, data coordination, and streamlined service delivery.
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.
Montgomery County Public Library (MCPL) Digital Strategies Team
This memorandum provides guidance to agencies on how to design and deliver websites and digital services to the public and to assist agencies as they continue to implement the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act1 (21st Century IDEA). It summarizes relevant statutory requirements, clarifies policy requirements, and expands best practices for agency websites and digital services.
The UX Lead in the Data Strategy & Analytics division will be responsible for maintaining a user-centric focus throughout product development and creating a positive end user experience for a set of educational data and technology projects across multiple teams and will provide expertise and support to other agency initiatives.
DGN Spotlights highlight innovative digital initiatives transforming how government connects with the public. This story explores Seattle’s Youth Connector—a youth-informed digital platform and outreach strategy that aims to make youth programs easier to find, access, and trust.
This research paper examines how stigma shapes participation in U.S. social safety net programs and influences public support for benefit design and access.
This report provides human-centered design templates and implementation guidance to help states integrate Medicaid work requirement questions into benefits applications while minimizing administrative burden and coverage loss.
This folder contains Medicaid work requirement implementation toolkit, including policy guidance, application templates, question libraries, and a digital prototype designed to help states integrate work requirement questions into Medicaid applications.
This FormFest profile highlights how the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration redesigned its complaint submission form using empathy, human-centered design, and trauma-informed research methods to make the process more accessible, compassionate, and secure for all users.
