Topic: User Research
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18F Methods: Validate
Testing (and re-testing) your designs with users will help you build the best possible product. Our Validate Methods cover varied testing scenarios and potential user groups.
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Case study: Designing trauma-informed services
This case study is about a project in the City of Philadelphia with the Office of Homeless Services (OHS) from January 2018 to September 2019.
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Want to design policies that really work? Test them on the users who need them first
A step-by-step guide to how New Jersey used plain language and user-testing to improve the state’s paid family and medical leave program
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The CUTGroup Book: Civic User Testing Group as a New Model for UX Testing, Digital Skills Development, and Community Engagement in Civic Tech
The CUTGroup book explains how civic user testing (paying residents to test civic apps) can allow for more community engagement in civic tech. This book covers how to do UX testing, community engagement, and digital skills in one civic tech system.
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Conducting Research with a Healing Mindset
Code for America highlights the importance of recognizing the effects of intergenerational trauma on communities that have been systemically marginalized when conducting research.
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Building a User Research Compensation Process from the Ground Up in Saint Paul: A Digital Service Network Spotlight
The Digital Service Network (DSN) spoke with Ashley O’Brien, user experience designer for the City of Saint Paul, MN, about the flexible and resourceful approach she took to reach people across the city.
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M-25-07 Broadening Public Participation and Community Engagement with the Federal Government
This memorandum provides guidance to Federal agencies on how to broaden public participation and community engagement to improve government decision-making, enhance transparency, and build trust by engaging with communities, especially underserved groups.
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Improving RFPs with User Research How “Summary Sheets” Can Improve Solicitations
This report explores how "summary sheets" can improve government IT procurement by making RFPs clearer and easier for vendors to evaluate.
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Barriers to Government’s Adoption of User-centered Design — And How To Address Them
In this article we’ll provide an overview of four of the most common barriers heard, and how federal agencies might go about addressing them.
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Obtaining Consent for User Research
Better designs should never come at the cost of another person’s wellbeing. Informed consent is a fundamental part of an ethical research program, which respects participants and protects them from harm.
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M-17-06: Policies for Federal Agency Public Websites and Digital Services
A policy directive that establishes standards and guidance for federal executive agencies to manage, secure, and deliver public websites and digital services that are user-centered, accessible, and data-driven.
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User Testing for Community-Focused Design
City of Saint Paul's website for community members to sign up to participate in paid research opportunities in order to test and provide feedback on the design of digital services and products.