Democracy as a Design Problem with Whitney Quesenbery — DT101 E68

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Designing Elections? Yes! Whitney Quesenbery and I talk about designing elections, designing in government, and the future of election design. We dive deep into the world of elections, and Whitney’s and the Center for Civic Design’s work to help election officials nationwide design better elections.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Show Summary</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whitney had two careers before she landed in civic design. She had a professional career in theatre for a number of years before a friend asked her to write a product manual. That led to a shift into writing, and she worked for a number of large organizations creating and documenting content. In 2000, Whitney ended up on a federal advisory committee writing voting system standards, which led her into civic design and to what she calls her “last great adventure” founding the Center for Civic Design. </span></p> <p><strong>Listen to learn about:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Using design in elections</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Designing with government and election officials</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Center for Civic Design’s work</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The evolution of election design</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 2016 and 2020 elections and how they are shaping the future of election design</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ways local leaders can get more involved in election design</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><strong>Our Guest’s Bio</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whitney Quesenbery is the director of the Center for Civic Design, solving democracy as a design problem and improving the voter experience. She combines a fascination with people and an obsession to communicate clearly with her goal of usable accessibility for all. She's written 3 books — A Web for Everyone: De