Using user-centered design to get more families into social service programs faster. Problem Once an individual finds a resource that can help them meet a basic need, we often see that the application and enrollment…
We recently hosted the third webcast episode of a mini-series we’re doing with Rhapsody Venture Partners on Lean Startup in the hard sciences where we spoke with Jason Whaley from Rhapsody and Chris Thoen, former…
For nearly fifty years, social innovation has followed roughly the same trajectory – philanthropy funds pilot programs, researchers evaluate the results, and government replicates what works. This process, which we’ll call “pilot-evaluate-replicate”, makes sense given…
Ragen Chastain, our Inclusion and Accessibility Manager for this year’s Lean Startup Conference, spoke recently with Liz Jackson, an advocate and consultant and founder of The Disabled List, who will be presenting at the conference on Designing with…
We recently hosted a webcast conversation between Mark and Marilyn focused on the importance of metrics and how visualizing data can help foster better learning and more improvement for your organization. Don’t have time for…
We recently hosted a webcast conversation between Lars and Elliot about implementing lean product development into your organization and how to choose the right value proposition. Don’t have time for the full webcast now? Catch…
Do you know what people are really talking about when they say “lean operations” or “running lean?” More importantly, do you know how those methodologies differ from Lean Startup? Many people seem to use those…
Our Lean Startup Conference is just a few weeks away, and this week we were lucky enough to host a webcast conversation with one of our workshop leaders, Noam Wasserman, author of the bestselling book…
We recently hosted a webcast conversation between Sonali and Elliot focused on innovation and why it’s so important to speak to your customers early and often. Don’t have time for the full webcast now? Catch…
At Code for America, we have spent nearly four years building GetCalFresh, a service to make it as easy as possible for all eligible Californians to successfully enroll in CalFresh (AKA SNAP, food stamps) and…
At Code for America, we have spent nearly four years building GetCalFresh, a service to make it as easy as possible for all eligible Californians to successfully enroll in CalFresh (also known as SNAP or…