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Use TOP at Your Agency to Solve the Nation’s Toughest Challenges The Opportunity Project (TOP) offers a framework for agencies to facilitate collaboration between technologists and community advocates in order to rapidly design digital solutions for the public good. Explore how agencies have used TOP to address national challenges: The State Department & The Wilson Center Worked to Reduce Plastic Waste in Oceans Solutions Included Ocean Plastics Story Map , Esri: storytelling with newly compiled data sets to provide new insights and solutions to the problem of ocean plastic pollution Georgetown University Campus Plastic Initiative , Georgetown University Beeck Center: tracking plastic pollution on college campuses and educating students on its impact The Ghost Gear Project , Harvard University Institute of Politics: visualizing the location of ghost fishing gear in our oceans with accompanying mitigation techniques Lasting Impact The Campus Plastic Initiative product resulted in the creation of a Georgetown student organization and greater emphasis on recycling and reduction of plastic pollution on campus FEMA Used Geospatial Data to Help People Prepare for Disasters Solutions Included Puerto Rico Land Grid , Regrid: assessing the occupancy, condition, land use, and needs of all 1.5 million properties in Puerto Rico Disaster Awareness Games, University of California Santa Barbara: gamifying emergency preparation for young adults Sille, Datel Ovela: increasing stakeholders’ awareness of likely catastrophic structural failure in their areas Lasting Impact The Sille product team fostered ongoing partnerships with FEMA, as well as with the Puerto Rican and NYC governments HUD & The White House Catalyzed Investment in Opportunity Zones Solutions Included City Builder , Citi Ventures: bringing transparency to the Opportunity Zone ecosystem for public and private investment Inclusive Growth Score , Mastercard: ensuring community priorities inform Opportunity Zones strategies employed by decision-makers Inclusive Development Dashboards, Burning Glass: helping workforce and economic development conveners to prioritize inclusive development in their regions Lasting Impact The Citi Ventures team, a 2019 Prize Challenge winner, has since participated in two additional sprints, continuing to build out the City Builder product by adding datasets and features Select an agency State Department & The Wilson Center FEMA HUD & The White House Ready to solve the nation’s biggest challenges? Email TOP How Does TOP Work? 1 Agencies Identify a Challenge Government and/or community organizations lead sprints and identify pressing, public-facing issues. 2 Agencies Recruit External Participants Government agencies recruit technologists, community leaders, and data experts to participate in a 12-week sprint challenge. 3 Agencies Guide Tech Teams to Build Digital Products Tech teams create products and tools based on community feedback. User research and exploration are important steps during this process. Tech teams include industry start-ups, technologists from outside the government, and university students. Learn more about the TOP process . How to Get Started We can help your organization identify the next steps to facilitate a successful TOP sprint. If your agency is interested in using the TOP framework to address national challenges, please email us . A member of the TOP team will be in touch within one week. Ready to get started? Email TOP Our Vision We envision a future in which every federal agency uses the TOP model. We’re empowering you with the tools you need to lead open innovation. Our Impact 40+ National Challenges addressed, including ocean plastic pollution, COVID-19 economic recovery, disaster response, and more 135+ Public-Facing Digital Products launched since 2016 through TOP’s 12-week technology development sprints 1300+ Alumni participated in TOP sprints, including developers, designers, community leaders, data & policy experts, students, and government agencies Past Participants Ready to make an impact? Email TOP↑ The Opportunity Project Stay in the Loop Subscribe to an email list to be notified of news and opportunities. Get Updates About Process Products Datasets TOPx Toolkit Product Toolkit Our Team Press Privacy Accessibility GitHub...