Founding Member, USDS, Executive Office of the President

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Design as Mobile Strategy
Erie Meyer, United States Digital Service
@USDS @Erie

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Good morning!

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Who are you?

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Who am I?

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Today we’ll cover:
Open Data and User-centered Design as Mobile Strategy
But more tactically…

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My top five tips to make the most of mobile
+ Start with a problem statement
+ Make the scrappiest possible prototype
+ Build with your user
+ Open the data
+ Build mobile first, but don’t stop there

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CASE STUDY: COLLEGE SCORECARD
Engage and educate potential college students of any
age or background and those that support and advise
them, to find schools best suited to them.

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Here’s a really nice story I wrote
about some important stuff.
You guys, this stuff is really
important, ok?

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THE DATA WAS THE IMPORTANT PART
+ 7000 Schools
+ 1900 Columns for each year
+ 19 Years

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+ ScholarMatch
+ ProPublica
+ Noodle
+ StartClass
+ Project Greenlight
+ Niche
+ Inside Track
+ PayScale
+ I’m First
+ Tractus Insight
+ College Abacus
+ LinkedIn
+ DOD
+ VA
DEVELOPER BETA

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Start with a problem statement

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Make the scrappiest
possible prototype

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Build with your user

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Open the data

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CASE STUDY: STUDENTLOANS.GOV/REPAY
Anyone who hears about more affordable options to
pay back student loans can find the fastest way to get
signed up, regardless of their situation.

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Start with a problem statement

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Make the scrappiest
possible prototype

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Build with, not for, your user

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Build mobile-first,
but don’t stop there

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Thank you