EP 70: Designing Civic Tech | Sha Hwang

How does an architect end up working on Obamacare? What are the
differences between designing with data and physical materials? Why
does the government need more designers? Sha Hwang is COO and
co-founder at Nava, a public benefit corporation working to make
government services simple, effective, and accessible. Founded as a
part of efforts to help fix HealthCare.gov, Nava now works on
projects across Medicare, Department of Veterans Affairs, and at
the state level on large efforts to improve government digital
services. A failed architect and accidental entrepreneur, Sha has
worked with clients such as the New York Times, the Harvard Library
Lab, CNN, MTV, Flickr, and Adobe. Prior to Nava, Sha worked at
Stamen Design and later co-founded the company Movity, which was
acquired by Trulia. Sha has spoken frequently at events including
the White House Datapalooza, Webstock, Eyeo Festival, and
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