Civic Tech Chat

Nava Strata: Open Source Government Technology 💻🏛️

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600

We’re joined by Ed Mullen, Technical Solutions Director and Lauren Ciferri Director of Product, over at Nava PBC. We’ll have a conversation about open source government technology, using Nava’s Strata project as a key example. The chat will dive into importance of open source in the space, maintaining projects like this one, and how one can get involved.

Civic Tech Chat · Nava Strata: Open Source Government Technology

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Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

Web Accessibility Standards 🌐

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600

We’re joined by Mike Paciello, Chief Accessibility Officer at AudioEye for a conversation about web accessibility standards. We’ll talk about upcoming deadlines for local and state governments, foundational principles, and what goes into establishing and updating standards.

Civic Tech Chat · Digital Accessibility

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Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

The Nexperia Crises 🚢

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600

This time our host Ryan Koch talks about the Dutch Government’s invocation of the 1952 Goods Availablity Act. This action recently led to what’s been referred to as the ‘Nexperia Crises’ creating a scenario where technical hardware manufacturing, supply chains, and geopolitics collided.

Civic Tech Chat · Nexperia Crises

Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

Evolution of Design and Research in Civic Tech 💻🥼

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500

We’re joined by Senongo Akpem Vice President of Design and Research at Nava PBC. Together we talk about shifts in the direction of the design and research practice, innovative practices to build capacity and leadership within it, and its future as new tools like artificial intelligence emerge and become part of it.

Civic Tech Chat · Evolution of Design and Research in Civic Tech

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Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

FormFest 🧑‍💻

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500

We’re joined by Amanda Renteria CEO of Code for America. We dive into a conversation about what’s needed to make ‘good’ government forms and we let you know about a neat event coming up on 9/30/2025 called FormFest. Register for the event here: https://formfest.org/register/ .

Civic Tech Chat · 99 FormFest

Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

Proactive Traffic Safety 🚦

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500

We’re joined by Brett Ferrin VP of Sales at Traffic Logix. Together we have a conversation about how technology and data can be used to proactively improve traffic safety. If you’re into data, urban planning, or transportation, this is an episode for you.

Civic Tech Chat · 98 Proactive Traffic Safety

Resources and Shoutouts:

Traffic Logix: https://trafficlogix.com/
Vision Zero https://www.cdc.gov/transportation-safety/vision-zero/index.html

Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

Pioneering Progress: Advocating for Experimentation in Government with Nava Labs

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500

We’re talking about experimentation in government services with two experts from Nava Labs, a philanthropically funded part of Nava PBC: Genevieve Gaudet (Director) and Martelle Esposito (Partnerships and Evaluation Manager). Learn about their approach to experimentation, leveraging data, and how they advocate for adoption.

Civic Tech Chat · 97 Pioneering Progress: Advocating for Experimentation in Government with Nava Labs

Resources and Shoutouts:

Keep up with the Nava Labs team (make sure to select the “Nava Labs” checkbox): https://www.navapbc.com/nava-newsletter
Nava PBC website: https://www.navapbc.com
Nava Labs’ work, including the AI tools for Caseworkers project: https://www.navapbc.com/labs
AI appropriateness checklist: https://www.navapbc.com/toolkits/ai-public-sector-challenges
Feel free to reach out to the Nava Labs team any time at labs@navapbc.com

Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

96 We the Songwriters 🎵

Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500

We’re joined by Ami Yares, songwriter and Executive Director of Build a Bridge, a non-profit that focuses on transforming lives through art-making, and by Shannon, a User Experience designer with over 20 years experience including time across 3 Federal agencies. We’ll talk about their initative called We the Songwriters, which connects federal employees with songwriters to share their stories.

Civic Tech Chat · 96 We the Songwriters

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Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

95 Code for America Summit 2025 🧑‍💻🇺🇸

Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500

We’re joined by Amanda Renteria, CEO of Code for America to discuss their upcoming Summit event. We’ll cover a bit about the event itself, the state of the civic tech ecosystem, and the impact that event could have on the space.

Civic Tech Chat · 95 Code for America Summit 2025

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Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

94 Infinite Scrolling ♾️📜

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Our host, Ryan Koch, does a breakdown of infinite scrolling. We talk about what this design technique is, why it gets used, and the potential effects it could have on folks using applications.

Civic Tech Chat · 94 Infinite Scrolling