Civic Tech Chat

This time we talk discovery sprints! We're joined by [Jenn Noinaj](https://www.linkedin.com/in/actuallyjenn/) and [Kathryn Jurick](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynjurick/), authors of the United States Digital Service guide to discovery sprints. We'll chat about what these are, how they're run, and how they can help. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [USDS Discovery Sprint Guide](https://sprint.us...

[Gabe Gumbs](https://twitter.com/GabrielGumbs), CIO of [Spirion](https://www.spirion.com/)and host of the [Privacy Please Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/privacy-please/id1501600433)joins us to talk about data privacy. We'll cover some policy, compliance, and talk a bit about the right to be forgotten. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Right to be forgotten](https://gdpr.eu/right-to-b...

Hello folks! Below you'll find the original description for the first episode we ever released. It was this day three years ago that this adventure started. So let's sit back, listen, and take stock in how far we've all come since then. Our inaugural episode features a panel discussion with [Kristi Leach](https://twitter.com/kristil), an independent Design Researcher and Information Architect, [To...

[Matt Scott](https://twitter.com/MattScottGW), creator of [Let's Care](https://www.lets.care/) joins us to talk about their experiences as a story teller and community builder. We'll talk about their craft, the ways empathy can lead to connection, and the lessons they've learned along their path. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Empathy for Change](https://www.amyjwilson.com/empathyforchange){:targ...

[Adam Roberts](https://twitter.com/Gameplay_Review)creator of the GameplayReviewUK Youtube channel joins us to talk about space. We'll chat about how they make use of the video platform to share knowledge about space exploration and its history, how they seek to make that information more accessible, and what it's like to be a content creator. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [GameplayReviewUK](http...

[Lara Stephenson](https://twitter.com/Lara_makes) of Code for Australia joins us to talk about the Digital Maturity Indicator, a model which seeks to help organizations measure, benchmark, and improve the way they use digital technologies. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Digital Maturity Indicator](https://codeforaustralia.org/digital-maturity-indicator/) - [Public Digital HQ](https://twitter.com/...

[Leah Bannon](https://twitter.com/leahbannon) leads an AMA featuring [Georgia Bullen](https://twitter.com/georgiamoon) and [Maya Wagoner](https://twitter.com/mayawagon, authors of the [More Than Code](https://morethancode.cc/report/executivesummary/) report. ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tu...

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-guide?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=paFK2DugTf&rank=1), which seeks to be a grounding document in the space. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Slow...

This is the second of two episodes where we'll talk to folks who are leading organizations trying to make civic involvement easier despite the constraints of COVID-19. For this one, we're joined by [Maria Yuan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariayuan/) to chat with us about their platform IssueVoter which seeks to inform folks about Congress and empower them to connect with its members. ### Resource...

We sit down with [Amanda Renteria](https://twitter.com/AmandaRenteria), the CEO of [Code for America](https://codeforamerica.org), an organization that seeks to improve the delivery of government services, whether through its programs or its nationwide volunteer network. We'll talk about the organization, their vision for it, a bit of public policy, and even how the organization is trying to weath...

This is the first of two episodes where we'll talk to folks who are leading organizations trying to make civic involvement easier despite the constraints of COVID-19. For this one, we're joined by [Bhavini Patel](https://twitter.com/bhavinipatel_)to chat with us about their platform Be the Change which seeks to facilitate connections between constituents and state legislators. ### Resources and Sh...

[RoadBotics](https://www.roadbotics.com/) Co-Founder [Benjamin Schmidt](https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidtbt/) joined us to talk road infrastructure. How do governments make decisions about its management? How might data play a role in that? These questions and more will be answered throughout this episode. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [American Society of Civil Engineers](https://www.asce.org/...

United Stats Digital Services Engineering Director [Lisa Chung](https://www.linkedin.com/in/coderlisa/) joined us to talk engineering culture, hiring diversity and inclusion, and vendor best practices. We had the chance to sit down and learn from her in March as she was taking on this leadership role. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Matt Cutts Ted Talk](https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_what_ha...

[Lina Patel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/linaxpatel/) of Code for Australia and [Nao Myoshu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nao-m/?originalSubdomain=jp) of Code for Japan join us for a conversation about Tech for Non Tech, a Code for All educational program. We'll talk about what the program is, why it exists, and dig into the details of how it's been shared across the network. ### Resources and Shou...

[Emily Paul](https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilylenglepaul/) joins us for a conversation about their work as a TechCongress fellow in the area of forensic algorithms. We'll cover that topic area as well as the work they did with Representative Mark Takano to put together the Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2019. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [The New Jim Crow](http://newjimcrow.com/) - [New A...

[Leah Bannon](https://twitter.com/leahbannon), [Mohith Rao](https://twitter.com/localtechsupp), and [Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch)sit down with returning guest [Emily Fong](https://twitter.com/leahbannon)(they appeared on [episode 16](https://civictech.chat/2018/08/coding-it-forward-civic-technology-fellowship)). We'll talk about the work they're doing in the space where finance and ci...

We sit down with [Shannon Sartin](https://twitter.com/sartin_shannon), to learn about their path to becoming a leader in the health care technology space. We'll learn from her experiences, chat through strategies for running teams, and more. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [USDS](https://www.usds.gov/) - [Article with Cobol story](https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/09/meet-executive-bringing-d...

Join [Leah Bannon](https://twitter.com/leahbannon), [Mohith Rao](https://twitter.com/localtechsupp}, and [Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) as they record a live episode streamed on the [Twitch platform](https://www.twitch.tv/civictechchat). They'll discuss a number of topics including the responsibility tech companies have over their platforms, how regulations and agencies interact with l...

[Kelly Taylor](https://twitter.com/ktinboulder), Director of the Colorado Digital service joins us to talk about how the agency came to be, the merits of the digital services model, as well as lessons learned along the way. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Colorado Digital Service](https://sites.google.com/state.co.us/coloradodigitalservice/home) - [Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (Paul Graham...

[Kent Wyatt](https://twitter.com/kwyatt23), co-founder of Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) returns to the podcast. We'll get into how their organization is working to help push government forward, check in on what's been happening over the past year or so, and talk about some trends they've seen along the way. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Engaging Local Government Leaders](https://elgl....

We are joined by [Clark Richey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/clark-richey-6b737/), Chief Technology Officer at FactGem to talk about how organizations handle data, how it might be made useful for a wider audience, and about their experience in this field. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [FactGem](http://factgem.com/){:target="_blank"} - [Data Architecture Summit (Chicago)](https://das2019.dataversit...

We are joined by [Gwendolyn Washington](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwendolyn-mcdowell-washington-906b9744/), Director of Pro Bono at Rising for Justice, [Kelli Shewmaker](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelshew/), Community Outreach Lead with Code for DC, and [Charles Landau](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesdlandau/), volunteer on the Rising for Justice <> Code for DC project. We'll talk abo...

We are joined by [Dr. Stephen Kleinschmit](https://twitter.com/profstevek), Director of a new Civic Analytics Masters program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. We'll talk about how this program came to be, it's relationship with civic tech, and explore some details about the program itself. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Master of Science in Civic Analytics](https://cuppa.uic.edu/academic...

We are joined by three panelists for this episode, including, Asim Ishaq Khan , Deputy Director of Projects at KPITB (http://www.kpitb.gov.pk/), Emcet Oktay Tas, Senior Social Development Specialist at the World Bank (https://www.worldbank.org/), as well as Sheba Najmi, Founder and Executive Director at Code for Pakistan (http://codeforpakistan.org/). We'll be talking about the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

We are joined by User Experience Designer [Shannon McHarg](https://twitter.com/EfficientIxD) and Content Strategist [Ryan Johnson](https://twitter.com/forestglenroad), who both work at the [Office of Natural Resources Revenue](https://twitter.com/DOIONRR), an agency within the [United States Department of the Interior](https://twitter.com/Interior). We'll talk about an open source project they bot...