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18F Writing 2016-2019

Aggregating writing related to my work at 18F

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18F

A restorative phase comes to an end

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Washington Post

Thoughts as I wrap up my work with The Washington Post

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On joining The Washington Post

It was a big change for me.

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Team Colors

Good sports lessons from a bad athlete

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HealthCare.gov

Helping millions gain coverage

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ReliefWeb / UN OCHA

Evolving a well-established news and information resource for humanitarians worldwide

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MixTrail

A look back at the ideas and challenges, a year after shutting down

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Terrapin Bright Green

Leadership in sustainable development

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Free People

An evolving a shopping and brand experience

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Oberlin College & Conservatory

A tradition of forward thinking

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Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture

Agricultural leader explores the digital landscape

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Making Things In Government and Out

Thinking about the unique context of government

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About Ed Mullen

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Conversations About Data

Offering a concept as feedback on the recently launched next.data.gov

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Communicating Complexity

Looking at ways to express complicated ideas on the Web

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Five Reasons to Be a Presidential Innovation Fellow

My article on techPresident

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One World Youth Project

Connecting students across the globe

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Getting to Know Each Other, 7000 Miles Away

Helping students understand each other across the world

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Make Your Own Rules

An idea for making sense of government spending

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Thoughts on the Recent #dotgov Dialogue

Creating the .gov you deserve

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National Dialogue on Improving Federal Websites

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Attack Big Problems

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Do What You’re Paid For, Then Do Some More

Going the extra mile

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How I Became Involved with Healthcare.gov

An idea sent and received

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Terrain

Translating a beautiful place

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Columbus State Community College

Reflecting diverse student pathways

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Obama on Empathy

The President discusses his "most important value"

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An Amazing Year

Looking back with thanks

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Compressing Time

The lifecycle of stupid little plastic doodads

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The Eames’ “Powers of Ten”

Spending time with the Eames

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Jack White on the Value of the Box

The role of constraints in the creative process

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Stockton College

Reintroducing a regional asset

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YourPBC.org

Establishing a digital public square

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Jersey City Reservoir No. 3

Preserving an urban oasis

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Empathy

Seeing value in the experience of others

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Telling Stories

Sharing experience and expressing value

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Identifying Value

Perceiving importance where others have not

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A Visible Future

Expressing the future as it could be lived

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The Long View

Sustainability and role we play in tomorrow

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Constraints

The structures we operate within

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Live / Work

Expectations and responsibilities of work

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Robert Krulwich and the Value of Storytelling

Good ideas can fail because they are poorly explained

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Envisioning a Health Insurance Exchange

Looking at a key aspect of health care reform

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Reap / Sow

Inputs, outputs and the comfort of the audit

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Semester in Washington - Journalism

Educating tomorrow's journalists

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Music & Band Sites

Looking back on a body of work

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Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy

Preserving Jersey City history

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U.S Committee for Refugees & Immigrants

Protecting refugees worldwide

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