CivicMakers

?? Cool Job Alert! ?? Our friends at Greater Good Studio are hiring for a Human-Centered Design Lead. ?? If you're in/around the Chicago area and are interested in doing good work with great people (or know someone who might be!) check them out. ?

We're excited to talk about this great work with the City of Sunnyvale to embed equity in design thinking with an Innovation Team this past summer at the MMANC - Municipal Management Association of Northern California Annual Conference! Hope to see you Nov 6-8th in Santa Rosa. More info here: https://lnkd.in/g-iX8mau

Today's LINKS newsletter continues our case study series of design tools used in workforce organizations to better integrate staff and customer experiences into policy and program decisions. ????? Our collaborator, friend and all-around stellar human, Tom Price of middlestate, shares how he collected critical customer insights by leveraging and adapting our interview protocol template. Read more about the approach he took, and how it benefitted customers of the Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County.???? We also included a case study of recent work in design thinking with an equity lens with the City of Sunnyvale; some reflections from the Innovators by Design event we attended in Visalia, CA (with a shout-out to Adam Peck!); and the usual lists of Events & Jobs in/around the civic design space. ?? ?? Props go out to Rachel Dearborn of Dearborn Strategies; Rebecca Woodbury of the Department of Civic Things; and the good folks of Greater Good Studio. ???? Thanks for stopping by, and see you next month! https://lnkd.in/gfHbDnrj

Our latest LINKS newsletter features a case study by a brilliant and humble human-centered design practitioner, Boglarka K.. ???? In this case study, Boglárka?shares how she used Journey Mapping to increase a sense of belonging for customers and colleagues alike at the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County. ????? Check it out to learn more about the tool, and Boglarka's new role at Calbright College. Stay tuned for more on our emerging partnership with this very cool institution. And next month...we'll feature another tool and profile on transforming workforce with human-centered design! https://lnkd.in/gVM8gYpw

Leah Tremblay-Adams and Judi Brown are looking forward to co-leading a workshop with our dear friends and collaborators,?Tom Price?and Boglarka K., at this week's Meeting of the Minds in Monterey conference - hosted by the?California Workforce Association. ? We're also excited about seeing some folks we deeply respect and admire, whose sessions can't be missed: ? "The Workforce Importance of Paying Attention to Climate Change" with?Matthew Moon-Bailey?and?Heather Henry ? "Combating Ageism in Workforce Services: The AdvantAGE Los Angeles Plan" with Jessica Daugherty of CAUSE Impacts?and Gerardo Ruvalcaba at?Economic & Workforce Development Department - City of Los Angeles ? "What is Workforce Development? Defining Workforce Development on the Journey to San Francisco Workforce System Alignment" with?Jen Hand, MSW, CWDP Hope to see some of you there! ??

The latest edition of our LINKS newsletter kicks off a series where we'll be highlighting design tools used in workforce development boards across California last year. For the next few months, we'll feature a case study and profile of the Workforce Transformation Corps Fellows; a project supported by the The James Irvine Foundation in partnership with Jobs for the Future (JFF), Turning Basin Labs, our dear friend and partner Virginia Hamilton, and the California Workforce Association. This month features Teil S. and the stakeholder identification tool. Learn how Teil applied this tool to better understand the workforce ecosystem in the City of Los Angeles. Also, in Props we give a shout-out to Shari Davis and their work with the Participatory Budgeting Project; welcome Nader Afzalan, Ph.D.'s new firm focused on climate resilience; and promote the Executive Director search at the California Workforce Association (CWA). Catch us at CWA's Meeting of the Minds in Monterey conference next week! ???? https://lnkd.in/gwAPJuxJ

Apprenticeship models represent a meaningful opportunity to get people into good jobs, but how do we know whether they are improving lives? Check out this post of some continued work we've been honored to do with the Employment Training Panel (ETP) to learn what's important to folks leading this work. And catch our team delving deeper into the thoughtful human-centered design work of ETP during a FREE webinar on July 25th at 11am-12:30pm PST with InnovateUS: https://lnkd.in/gc7SRZi8

July is Disability Pride Month, and we're *proud* to share a case study on co-creating accessible affordable housing with seniors, unhoused communities and people with disabilities through a partnership with Paulett Taggart Architects and the Santa Clara County Housing Authority. ???? Our Community Spotlight features the SF Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA) and its Deputy Director Richard Whipple. ????? Props go out to our friends at Jobs for the Future (JFF) and all the workforce boards who participated in the Workforce Communities of Action! Shout-out to our buddy Travis Moore of TechCongress whose Congressional Innovation Fellowship applications are live until August 5th! ????? Don't miss our very own Brittany Henry and Judi Brown leading a FREE webinar on July 25th about moving from Ideas to Implementation using design strategy in state government with InnovateUS. And, of course, we list some very cool jobs. ???? Something you want to see in the next LINKS? Reach out! ?? https://lnkd.in/gbUAwDTB

Thank you to Jobs for the Future (JFF), and all the incredible organizations that participated in the Workforce Communities of Action, for entrusting our team with leading the Design & Discovery components. ?? Congrats to SCPa Works, Hampton Roads Workforce Council, Workforce Development Board of Solano County and Southern Indiana Works on moving your action plans forward! ?? It was a pleasure being partners in your process.

The CivicMakers Team is celebrating Pride Month through our continued commitment to lifelong learning. ??????? This edition of LINKS features an exciting expansion of our Learning Lab offering with the City of Sunnyvale, leading their newest Innovation Team through the process of making Equity, Access & Inclusion (EIA) concepts applicable to employees at all levels. Learn more about the project and those who are helping to shape it, such as our featured profile Fernanda Perdomo-Arciniegas, MPA ?? ? We are also honored to share the collaborative process with which we helped the City of Alameda co-create a unifying vision for their citywide Strategic Plan. HUGE props and a big ol' congrats are in order, as well, for our longtime friend Jason Lally for being named as the new Chief Data Officer for the state of California. ?? Check out the interesting and impactful jobs we have listed, like with our friends at Capitol Impact. Thank you to everyone who reads and contributes to our LINKS newsletter! We love learning with you. https://lnkd.in/dGZ2bUxK