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Mapping Content to Audiences – Part 1

Part 1: Setting the Foundation. Sticking to the Point. The pressure to produce and maintain web content is real, and it’s easiest to just write what you know. Unfortunately,…

November 3, 2015

Partnerships to Prevent Predatory Lending

Last week, WAMU – our local NPR affiliate – ran a much-needed series on predatory-lending practices in Virginia. In “The Debt Trap,” as the series was dubbed, Reporter…

October 27, 2015

GSA Hackathons With a Big Return on Investment

Last week, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) hosted a fall 2015 Digital Innovation Hackathon at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was the second time Forum One attended the event…

October 27, 2015

Good Data Visualization Practice: Small Multiples

I have written recently of our work with the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the U.S. Dept. of Education program that provides the most comprehensive picture of students’ academic…

By Tim Shaw October 15, 2015

No Dreams or Busywork: Designing Successful Projects

There’s a saying that goes, “ideas without execution are hallucinations.” I’d modify that to say that, ‘ideas without execution are dreams; while in the reverse, execution without an idea is…

October 8, 2015

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