Nikki

Not here often.

[Civilla @CivillaDetroit]

@designmuseummag recently featured our work! We spoke with authors @cecmunoz and @nikzei about closing the gap between user experience and policy design:
https://t.co/1qX6CPkeeV

[Coforma @coformaco]

.@design_museum Magazine’s new special issue, guest edited by Dana Chisnell @danachis, is full of insights into #design in #government.

We're especially fans of @NewAmerica’s @cecmunoz and @nikzei's article on the intersection of UX and policy design: https://t.co/pbvsnLbSBE

[lil (library innovation lab) @HarvardLIL]

LIL is hiring! We just posted four new positions: Product and Research Director, Engineering Manager, Senior UX Designer/Researcher, and User Support Coordinator. Read more and apply here: https://t.co/j7JXXF37WI

[Nikki @nikzei]

Such a good illustration of how public services can only be as good as the policies behind them

[Manuel Roig-Franzia @RoigFranzia]

Nut sorter. Dowel inspector. Social Security still uses obsolete job titles from 1977 to deny thousands of disability claims -- despite spending at least $250 million to try to update its system. via @reinlwapo
https://t.co/jBZfIyuRNB

[Anne Petersen @apetersen]

My article, “Our government is designed; design it to be better,” is here: https://t.co/iNBKX91Uyi

Big thanks to my editor, @geekmelange. Others featured in this issue include @angelquicksey, @cecmunoz, @nikzei, @cydharrell, and @baratunde. Issue introduced by @danachis.

[Nikki @nikzei]

@arihersh @LegaldesignFI @BerkeleyLaw Thank you!

[Denice W. Ross @DeniceRoss46]

"I wish I could get [X] data from [Y Federal Agency] broken down by [race/ ethnicity/ sexual orientation / gender/ disability status/ veteran status/ small area geography/ etc] so I can [Z]"

Have you ever had that thought? If so, please tell us about it: https://t.co/LcEUjZt6ky

[Nikki @nikzei]

@LarryBafundo @mheadd @tbaxter There are a number of state UI teams that are using RPA to reduce admin related to working across different systems. Happy to talk more and make connections.

[Nikki @nikzei]

@RAPPcampaign @hamzasaldana614 Wishing you all the best, Jose! Happy birthday!

[Nikki @nikzei]

@ayushikroy @sashax @emdashry Congrats, Ayushi!!

[Fix the Court @FixTheCourt]

The Open Courts Act passes! By voice vote!

Free PACER, here we come...!

[NY Working Families Party @NYWFP]

"Repeated rejections based on the nature of an applicant’s crime turn 'a system that has a veneer of mercy into another tool of punishment.'"

New York must pass the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills. #ParoleJusticeNY
https://t.co/qFY8Y46yrZ

[Nikki @nikzei]

@tbaxter Hey, that’s also true outside of tech

[A. Rouault @arouault]

“It’s super clear that bad delivery sinks good policy. To be able to deliver anything, we have to have the tech talent in the room”

well said! https://t.co/70PrlW8rRt

[@emilymbender.bsky.social @emilymbender]

“There are all of these other adjacent, really important fields that are just starved for funding [...] Before we throw money into the cloud, I would like to see money going into other disciplines.”

Any national AI funding should be AT LEAST 50% to social sciences & humanities.

[Lina Khan @linamkhan]

1. At @FTC's open meeting this week, we put health apps on notice for privacy breaches, opened up rulemaking petitions to the public, and withdrew permissive merger guidelines. Staff also presented findings on unreported acquisitions by large tech firms.
https://t.co/CcCOfBrYel

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

*New Research Alert* #ChildTaxCredit is projected to cut child poverty, but some of the most vulnerable California families are at risk of missing out. New research sheds light on who those families are: https://t.co/SAhiNkL3lX By @elsaleea @_tmackay @arparnar @mattunrath (1/12)

[Nikki @nikzei]

@cydharrell That was a lovely read- thanks, Cyd!