Civic Tech Chat

We are joined by James O'Brien, CX Lead at Seam Social Labs(https://www.seamsociallabs.com/our-team ) for a conversation about community engagement, including chats about inclusion, co-creation, bias, and the power of language. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - Winning on Purpose (book)(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58090620-winning-on-purpose) - Frankenstein (book)(https://www.goodreads.com/bo...

We are joined by Jeremy Hartman(https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyhartman2022/), VP of Venture Forward and Community Engagement at GoDaddy(https://www.godaddy.com/)to talk about accessibility and sustainability on the web. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - The Accidental President (book)(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35106890-the-accidental-president) - Venture Forward(https://www.godaddy.com/v...

We are joined by Mike Gifford(https://twitter.com/mgifford, Senior Strategist at Civic Actions(https://civicactions.com/)to talk about accessibility and sustainability on the web. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/40864002-a-psalm-for-the-wild-built - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57094295-termination-shock - https://radioopensource.org/ - https://longnow....

We are joined by Joseph Tajaran (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tajaran/), organizer and Brigade Captain of Code for Chicago (https://codeforchicago.org), to chat about what it takes to lead a sustainable volunteer organization. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - Chicago UX Book Club (https://www.meetup.com/UXChicago/) - The Conscious Creative (book) (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098420-the-cons...

We are joined by Max Ghenis (https://twitter.com/MaxGhenis), co-founder of Policy Engine https://twitter.com/ThePolicyEngine) for a conversation about ways technology can help folks understand the impact of public policy proposals. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - I, Daniel Blake (film)(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5168192/){ - What we owe the future (book)(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/598020...

We are joined by Aidan Feldman(https://twitter.com/aidanfeldman), freelance technologist and former Technology Director at Technology Transformation Services at GSA(https://twitter.com/GSA_TTS) to dive into a conversation about the space where human centered concepts meet with devsecops. Resources and shoutouts: - https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/curb-cuts/ - https://blog.thepete.net/blog/20...

We are joined by Jordan Burris (https://twitter.com/JordansRules), Senior Director of Public Sector Product Market Strategy at Socure(https://www.socure.com/) and former Chief of Staff at the US Office of Management and Budget to talk about digital identity and the impact it can have on the delivery of public services. Resources and Shoutouts: - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/public-sector-...

We are joined by Amanda Renteria (https://twitter.com/AmandaRenteria), CEO of Code for America (https://codeforamerica.org) to talk about their new program, the Safety Net Innovation Lab and the impact it could have on government services. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - https://codeforamerica.org/news/audacious-project-investment-to-launch-safety-net-innovation-lab/

We are joined by Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana (https://www.linkedin.com/in/claremartorana/), United States Digital Services Administrator Mina Hsiang (https://www.linkedin.com/in/minahsiang/), and Nava Chief Delivery Officer Jodi Leo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodi-leo-7a21777/). We dive into a conversation about the importance of effective government services delivery and h...

We are joined by Adam Probolsky (https://twitter.com/AdamProbolsky), President of Probolsky Research to talk about opinion research and how it can be used effectively by policy makers. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - https://www.ocregister.com/2020/09/20/adam-probolsky-sees-polls-as-the-bridge-between-the-public-and-policymakers/ - https://www.probolskyresearch.com

We are joined by Nava co-founders Rohan Bhobe(https://www.linkedin.com/in/rbhobe/) and Sha Hwang (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashashasha/) for a conversation about their experiences responding to a crises and facing the challenges of building sustainable technology, processes, and partnerships afterward. Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/hECzBJh Resources and Shoutouts: - https://civictech....

Ryan Koch (https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) chats with us a bit about dark patterns, a set of deceptive techniques that are often used in the design of technology products and services. We'll talk about what they are, why they are important, as well as what the government is trying to do about it. Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/hECzBJh Resources and Shoutouts: - Shining a Light on Dark Patte...

For our first episode of 2022 we go back into the archives and re-release an episode from October 20th, 2020. The original description follows below! Civic Design Consultant and author [Cyd Harrell](https://twitter.com/cydharrell) joins us for a conversation about their new book [A Civic Technologist's Practice Guide](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55225556-a-civic-technologist-s-practice-gui...

We are joined by [Ariana Soto](https://twitter.com/arianaosoto) to talk about the [Civic Innovation Corps](https://www.codingitforward.com/corps), a program that connects recent graduates of two or four year institutions, bootcamps, and certificate programs to government service through a 10 week paid internship. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Coding It Forward Website](https://www.codingitforwar...

Join us for a conversation about the motivations and constraints involved with volunteering in civic tech! We're joined by [Jill Bjers](https://twitter.com/Jillzey), [Nehemiah Dacres](https://twitter.com/dacresni), [Marianne Miranda](https://twitter.com/mariannettePM), and [Matt Zagaja](https://twitter.com/mzagaja)} for a live show that happened during the 2021 Code for America Brigade Congress. J...

During this episode we dive into a conversation about the Code for America volunteer network. We'll talk through conversations they've been having at the grassroots level to refocus their efforts and answer some key questions around values, purpose, and future steps. We're joined by the following folks at different stages of the conversation: - [Em Burnett](https://twitter.com/elburnett) - [Janet...

We're joined by folks from the [Center for Employment Training Immigration and Citizenship Program (CET-ICP)](https://www.cet-icp.org/about-cet-icp/) and [Code for San Jose](https://www.codeforsanjose.org/) to talk about the Citizen and Immigration Information Tool they've built together. From CET-ICP we hear from their Director, Monica Limas, as well as Valdo Drozdek, a technology and outreach sp...

We talk a bit about the Silenced No More act, a bill that passed the California legislature on September 3rd. We'll cover what it seeks to do, the problem space it covers, and why it's a salient topic. Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/hECzBJh) ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [California State Senate Floor Analysis of the bill](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billAnalysisClient.xhtml...

Lorin Camargo and Sofía Corona, Co-Directors of [Code for All](https://codeforall.org/our-team) join us for a conversation about their organization's upcoming summit event. We'll talk about what it's all about, how they go about organizing it, and how they address some of its key challenges. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Code for All](https://codeforall.org/) - [Code for All YouTube Channel](htt...

[Dr. Karina Rider](https://twitter.com/kaareeenah) joins us to talk about research they've done focused on civic tech organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. We'll talk through their findings, the way systems around us impact involvement in civic tech, and more. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [The Slow Professor](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26367751-slow-professor) - [The New Spirit o...

[Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch)talks facial recognition technology and its role in government. We'll chat through what it's all about, some action happening in the policy space, and why this topic is salient. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [GAO Facial Recognition Report](https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-526) - [Washington Post article about Senate Bill](https://www.washingtonpost.com...

Ryan Koch talks Right to Repair. We'll chat through what it's about, why it's important, and some legislation that's out there being considered. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2021/07/14/president-bidens-right-to-repair-order-needs-strengthening-to-aid-consumers/ - https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4104 - https://www.vice.com/en/article/93y3np...

[Wietse Van Ransbeeck](https://twitter.com/WietseVR), CEO of [Citizen Lab](https://www.citizenlab.co/) drops by the podcast for a conversation about democracy and civic participation. We'll also cover a bit about the role technology may play in both. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Against Elections: The Case for Democracy](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29605509-against-elections?ac=1&fr...

[Mark Funkhouser](https://twitter.com/mayorfunk),former Mayor of Kansas City and owner of [Funkhouser and Associates](https://twitter.com/mayorfunk)joins us for a conversation the impact COVID-19 has had on state and local government. We'll also dive into a conversation about Federal policy response and what those relief funds mean for governments. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [The Sum of Us](ht...

[Amy J Wilson](https://twitter.com/RealAmyJWilson), author of [Empathy for change](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56848855-empathy-for-change?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=YztUy0PjCk&rank=1) joins us for a conversation about how empathy drives change, helps work environments, and impacts the world around us. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Throughline (NPR)](https://www.npr.org/podcas...