Ideas

Delivering Efficient Citizen-Centered Government

Consider the following five strategies to create a citizen-centric government and to drive governmentwide efficiencies.

Ideas

Delivering Great Digital Government in the Trump Era

How can agencies transform how digital services are delivered and meet the rising and constantly changing expectations of citizens?

Ideas

Customer-Centric Government Won’t Be Great Again in 2017 and Other Government Tech Predictions

Expect cyber and data to remain in the spotlight, while areas like customer service will see less momentum.

Digital Government

First Rule of User Experience: You Do Talk To the User

“We assume we know what our customers want. But in many cases, we don’t."

Artificial Intelligence

Tech That Will Change the Customer Experience Game

Forrester Research expects augmented and virtual reality will be customer experience game-changers.

Ideas

Taking the Federal Digital Leap: Inevitable, Imperative and Doable

The question many are asking is, if we want to become digital, where do we begin?

Ideas

Why Citizen Input is Crucial to the Government Design Process

When developing new ways to deliver services, designers must expand their focus beyond the agency’s own operating interests to ensure they also create a satisfying experience for citizens.

Ideas

How Government Can Improve the Customer Experience

A new report from Forrester ranks government last when it comes to customer experience, but that could quickly improve by adopting some commercial best practices.

Digital Government

5 Tips for Agencies to Step Up Their Customer Experience Game

As agencies transform call centers into digital operations, here are some best practices to consider.

Ideas

Automating the Citizen Experience in Government

The public sector must support rapid procurement and integration of digital technologies to support citizen-centric experiences.

Digital Government

Customer Service Matters in the Intelligence Community, Too

A National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency directorate has been working on how to best deliver its products under what can sometimes be critical time pressures.

Digital Government

Ebook: Customer Experience Focused: Why The Government Needs to Prioritize Customers

In this eBook, we’ll explore what government gets right and wrong in customer service, and how some agencies are putting customers first in an effort to better meet their missions.

Ideas

What Does it Take to Roll Out a New Citizen Service?

Here are five ways to grow an agency's user base and increase adoption.

Digital Government

Want Better Customer Experience? Try Creating 'OMG' Moments

One transportation authority aims to turn customer complaints into potential customer-service victories.

Modernization

How Design Thinking Can Benefit Government Agencies

The approach calls for agencies to be empathetic toward people’s needs while being open to continuous learning and a willingness to fail—fast.

Digital Government

Join GovExec & Nextgov for the Federal Customer Experience Summit

The Obama administration continues to push government toward enhancing CX, and the White House pressure has many agencies trying to get it together.

Digital Government

How the Postal Service Regained Customers’ Trust After Throwing Packages

In today’s era of retail behemoths like Amazon and Wal-Mart and delivery giants like FedEx and UPS, improved customer service has helped keep the Postal Service competitive.