Designing with Intentionality

Hi everyone, my name is Brandon Greene and I am the Manager of the Oakland Civic Design Lab “OakCDL.” The…

Designing the OakCDL Logo

As CDL moved into a new stage of its incubation, it’s was time to rebrand ourselves. With the City of Oakland as…

Community Cabins Documentation Project

In late 2017, the City of Oakland piloted a novel approach initiated by Mayor Libby Schaaf…

THE CHANGE AGENT’S GUIDE TO BURNOUT — Civic Design Lab Govloop Series #10

RADICAL AMBITION — Civic Design Lab Govloop Series #8

For 12 weeks, Brandon Greene was a weekly contributor for Govloop.com. The weekly posts were used to discuss the work and challenges of…

THE LIMITS OF USING DATA IN DECISIONS — Civic Design Lab Govloop Series #5

I have often struggled in my work to fight against the notion that we need quantitative data as a precursor to believing the…

HOW DO YOU REACT AS A LEADER? — Civic Design Lab Govloop Series #2