Civic Tech, Local Impact: Launching the Portland Digital Corps
March 16, 2025
In the untimely demise of 18F, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I wanted to do with my time on administrative leave. (The arcane term for the
On Doing What You Can
March 8, 2025
One of the funnier things about coaching high school sports is the ‘senior day’, where we fete seniors who are playing their last regular season
The Interface Trap: How Administrative Systems Create Unsolvable Problems
February 28, 2025
Public services are catching a lot of hell right now. This isn’t a new set of gripes about the need for things to work. For some people,
Context-Aware Agents: Designing for Alignment in AX
February 23, 2025
AI agents don’t just execute tasks—they shape decisions, workflows, and institutional evolution. If we design them without considering context,
Some thoughts on hiring, quality & public service
February 12, 2025
What people often misunderstand about hiring in public service is the sheer quality and commitment of those who choose to work in government,
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