Workflow discovery
We map one administrative transaction end-to-end: what the applicant submits, what the officer verifies, what gets recorded, and what notification follows.
- Process map
- Data inventory
- Risk & compliance checklist
Civic technology studio · Est. 2024
Digital public services that work on real connections
We partner with public administrations to replace PDF-and-email routines with one clear, mobile-first workflow — designed for low bandwidth and local ownership.
A compact civic technology studio — workflow mapping, demonstrators, and handover documentation. Not a platform vendor.
What we do
From one process to a deployable service
We do not sell generic platforms. Each engagement centres on a single administrative transaction your team already runs — then expands only when the first service is proven useful.
Interactive demonstrators
Clickable applicant portals and officer dashboards your team can test before procurement or hosting decisions.
- Applicant journey
- Review dashboard
- Status tracking
Implementation readiness
Hosting options and handover documentation so local staff can own the system after we leave.
- Deployment brief
- Maintenance runbook
- Training outline
Selected work
Recent engagements
Selected engagements. Client names withheld — we can discuss relevant references on a call.
2025•8 weeks
Municipal use permit intake
Planning department · confidential
Mapped an existing PDF-and-email permit route, then shipped a guided mobile application, officer queue, and reference ID tracking for staff review before any procurement.
- Fewer incomplete applications in pilot testing
- Officers gained a single queue view
- Permits
- Mobile-first
- Audit log
2024•6 weeks
Registry document intake
Rural municipality · confidential
Offline-capable forms and client-side image compression for applicants on slow links, plus a lightweight status page instead of phone follow-ups.
- Higher completion rates in bandwidth tests
- Fewer failed uploads after compression
- Registry
- Offline drafts
- Low bandwidth
2025•10 weeks
Multi-office licence review
Regional licensing group · confidential
Two offices, one queue: shared officer dashboard, fair distribution rules, and immutable status history for compliance review.
- Aligned review steps across offices
- Audit-friendly status log
- Governance
- Multi-site
- Compliance
Featured demonstrator
Permission workflow demonstrator
A full applicant-to-officer path: guided submission, document upload, reference ID, and an officer review queue. Click through — it is not a live government service.
- Mobile-first form with offline draft cache
- Officer dashboard with clear status steps
- Status lookup by reference ID
Interactive prototype for evaluation only
Process
A clear path from first call to demonstrator
- 01
Intro call
30–45 minutes on your process and constraints.
- 02
Workflow map
1–2 weeks to document the transaction and agree scope.
- 03
Demonstrator
Clickable prototype for applicant and officer paths.
- 04
Your decision
You choose whether to pursue hosting or procurement.
Field notes
Writing from the work
•Concept Note
Designing a small permission workflow before building a full portal
Why publishing static PDF forms online is not true digitalisation, and how starting with a single process establishes a safer foundation.
Read note →•Performance
Bandwidth budgets: Keeping core JS payloads under 15KB
How we optimize public sector digital interfaces for remote communities loading web pages over congested 2G/3G connections.
Read note →•Engineering
Mobile camera compression using client-side Canvas API
Reducing document upload sizes from 8MB to 300KB directly in the applicant's browser before sending data over costly links.
Read note →Exploring a specific administrative workflow?
Tell us which process you need to digitise. For selected early conversations we can prepare a focused demonstrator to clarify scope before any formal procurement.
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