{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"This is HCD: Human-Centred Design, UX & Service Design","title":"Design Meets Democracy 🇺🇸 with Chelsea Mauldin","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e0af4895\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3683,"description":"When Chelsea Mauldin began bringing design thinking into the U.S. government, she was met with scepticism — design was still seen as “throw pillows and pretty fonts.”In this deep and fascinating episode, Chelsea — Executive Director of the Public Policy Lab in New York — joins Gerry Scullion to share her journey from urban planning to pioneering human-centered design in federal and municipal agencies.They discuss:✅ How design entered the public sector during the Obama era.✅ Why half the real work happens after the design phase.✅ Building trust, ethics, and change in complex systems.✅ The People Say project — a groundbreaking, public repository for civic research.✅ What AI means (and doesn’t mean) for the future of public services.🎧 A must-listen for anyone working in service design, policy, or civic innovation.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bbSCGWBz3zqqO7AXkOaFNw5evUGWqKe1HOhqXak5-nM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iZTdi/ZjAyODc0MDkwNjM4/OTdhY2FjZTI1ODY1/M2ZiOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}