A New Promise for CCWIS: Provide Capacity to Do More Good
The new promise of CCWIS is to build systems that support and coach and help caseworkers move the work.
If Not Humans, Then What’s At the Center?
188 million results. This is the number of hits you get when you Google “Human-Centered Design.” While obviously very popular, I have to wonder, “just how did we get so far off course that we need to be reminded to keep the humans who use our technology at the core of our design?”
All We Need is Love…and Time
Dedicated to "transformation" and the work we do to improve service for families, children, and clients. By Bill Bott and Lori Wolff
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth …
Child welfare has a pipe problem. Our pipes can't handle this much pressure... But there's another way, a way to relive the pressure and unleash the amazing internal motivation of our people ... and it starts with fixing the plumbing.
Modernization Is Desperately Needed … But It’s Not Enough
While new technology can help us with everything from tracking work to enhancing our safety models, by itself it’s not enough.
When Technology Is Not the Solution
Despite years of investments worth billions of dollars, government has not seen the kind of radical results it expected from technology. A key reason why: States and localities first need to fix their capacity problem.
The Fen-Phen Phenomenon is Killing Our Children
We all agree child welfare in our world is not as healthy as we would like it to be. No one wants to see vulnerable children at risk, but it seems like every attempt to get healthier isn’t working, and we are all clinging to the hope that the next thing we try will be the real deal.
Epic Technology Failures
There are many, but tracking software — which various government agencies make use of every day – is one of the biggest.