UX/UI Design Jam - City of Burlington Open Data Portal

Welcome to Ux Speakeasy! We're thrilled to have you join us for a fun and interactive evening of design. This design Jam will follow the format of the previous event except this time we'll be assisting the City of Burlington.

Allow us to introduce Nancy Stetson, Senior Policy and Data Analyst and Warren Rich, GIS Coordinator and Asset Manager for the City of Burlington. Recently the City rebuilt the Open Data Portal (https://data.burlingtonvt.gov/) and they are looking for our ideas on how the experience can be improved to drive engagement with City data.

During this sprint, we will be discussing the user experience of the portal and brainstorming ideas to make it as user-friendly as possible for the general population. Our goal is to enhance the site’s functionality and features, ensuring it effectively supports the community in understanding information that impacts all of us. We're excited to collaborate on this project and bring meaningful improvements to the City of Burlington’s data portal.

The general structure of this jam will be as follows:

• A concise slide presentation outlining the problem statement, desired outcome, goals, and any other relevant information.
• Identifying and defining the specific challenges we will address during the sprint.
• Breaking into groups to explore, identify any design problems, and propose solutions through mockups, wireframes, or brainstorming.
• Presenting our findings, including mockups, wireframes, or ideas generated during the jam.

Remember, the UX Speakeasy is all about learning and connecting, so please be friendly and respectful to one another. We welcome designers of all levels to join us and we can't wait to see what you come up with.

This event is not only a great chance to improve your design skills and practice your own design process, but it's also a fantastic opportunity to network and make new connections with other designers and UI/UX fans in the Burlington area.

This event is organized in collaboration with VERSO (Vermont Research Open Source Program Office) at the University of Vermont

Bluehouse Group will be hosting this event, Bluehouse Group is located at 193 S. Winooski Ave. Suite 100 Burlington, VT 05401.

This event will have free food!

We usually order Leonardo's Pizza for every event.

Please let me know dietary restrictions or allergies prior to attending and we will do our best to accommodate.

Looking forward to seeing you all!