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Urban Institute invites Civilla for Human-Centered Design Talks

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Jan Furman, director of the Urban Institute stands in front of a large presentation screen that has the Civilla logo in the top-left, which is a multi-colored ribbon and says the company name. The title screen for the presentation says 'designing better futures using human-centered design.' Furman stands with her hands across her trunk and looks at the crowd.

On April 5, 2023, dozens of attendees converged on a lecture hall in the White building on University of Michigan-Flint’s campus for a presentation on how a focus on human-centered design can help us to have more equitable access to government and community resources. Researchers and designers, Kristen Uroda and Maki Nakagawa from Civilla were