#184: Seattle's Human-Centric Approach to Digital Services
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Featuring:
- Michal Perlstein, Senior Manager of Digital Engagement, City of Seattle IT
- Michelle Ringgold, User Experience Team Lead, City of Seattle IT
- Dennis McCoy, Product Management Team Supervisor, City of Seattle IT
- Jeff Beckstrom, Development Team Manager for Digital Engagement, City of Seattle IT
What You’ll Learn:
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How Seattle's digital engagement team manages web content, blogs, and newsletters while overseeing digital policies and design requirements
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Why user testing and feedback were crucial in developing the city's major event pages for winter weather, heat, smoke, and flooding
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The importance of "evergreen" content in emergency preparedness communications
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How Seattle IT has prepared for WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliance over the past 6-7 years
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The challenges and opportunities of implementing AI and cloud solutions in government digital services
Timestamps
(00:52) Team Introductions and Roles(03:45) Building the Digital Engagement Team
(05:48) Implementing UX in Government
(09:10) Major Event Pages Development
(14:15) User Testing and Feedback
(19:20) Public Sector Product Management
(23:42) Cross-Department Collaboration
(28:15) Digital Accessibility Implementation
(31:00) Future Challenges and AI Opportunities
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