
86 episodes

Civic Tech Chat Ryan Koch
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5.0 • 17 Ratings
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Civic Tech Chat is a podcast about the civic technology movement. We seek to harness the power technology has to improve the delivery of public services to people everywhere.
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85 The AI Generated Episode
In this episode, our host Ryan Koch demystifies Generative AI and large language models, discussing their potential, risks, and ethical implications. We confront misinformation, privacy issues, and explore questions around authorship and economic impacts. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking a balanced understanding of these pivotal technologies.
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84 Hack Your Bureaucracy
We're joined by[Marina Nitze(https://twitter.com/MarinaNitze) to talk about their book Hack Your Bureaucracy(https://www.hackyourbureaucracy.com/). We'll discuss tactics you can use to get things done in all sorts of organizational environments.
### Resources and Shoutouts:
- Recoding America (book)(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61796680-recoding-america)
- Power to the Public (book)(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55421550-power-to-the-public) -
83 Discovery Sprints Re-release
We're pulling one out of the archives to start off 2023!
This time we talk discovery sprints! We're joined by Jenn Noinaj (https://www.linkedin.com/in/actuallyjenn/)} and Kathryn Jurick(https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynjurick/), authors of the United States Digital Service guide to discovery sprints. We'll chat about what these are, how they're run, and how they can help.
### Resources and Shoutouts:
- USDS Discovery Sprint Guide(https://sprint.usds.gov/) -
82 Community Engagement
We are joined by James O'Brien, CX Lead at Seam Social Labs(https://www.seamsociallabs.com/our-team ) for a conversation about community engagement, including chats about inclusion, co-creation, bias, and the power of language.
### Resources and Shoutouts:
- Winning on Purpose (book)(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58090620-winning-on-purpose)
- Frankenstein (book)(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35031085-frankenstein) -
81 Microbusinesses
We are joined by Jeremy Hartman(https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyhartman2022/), VP of Venture Forward and Community Engagement at GoDaddy(https://www.godaddy.com/)to talk about accessibility and sustainability on the web.
### Resources and Shoutouts:
- The Accidental President (book)(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35106890-the-accidental-president)
- Venture Forward(https://www.godaddy.com/ventureforward/)
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80 Accessibility And Sustainability For The Web
We are joined by Mike Gifford(https://twitter.com/mgifford, Senior Strategist at Civic Actions(https://civicactions.com/)to talk about accessibility and sustainability on the web.
### Resources and Shoutouts:
- https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/40864002-a-psalm-for-the-wild-built
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57094295-termination-shock
- https://radioopensource.org/
- https://longnow.org/
Customer Reviews
Entertaining, insightful and actionable! 🙌
Whether you’re well established as someone who can translate creative energy into the impact you want to have on civic tech, or just getting started as a catalyst for change - this is a must-listen podcast for you! Ryan does an incredible job leading conversations that cover a huge breadth of topics related to the ins and outs of navigating a rapidly shifting technology landscape - with leaders who’ve actually walked the path. Highly recommend listening and subscribing!
Great podcast
Keep up the great work!
Fantastic podcast on politics and technology
If you ever wanted a tour of what is happening in (and beyond!) the "civic technology" movement, this is the podcast for you! Ryan takes time to drill down on timely topics by interviewing people putting in the work. The result is a fresh and surprisingly survey of a rapidly-changing scene that is merging civic engagement and technology in multiple registers.