CIVIC CITY guides student interns through six sprints rooted in human-centered design — the same approach used by world-leading innovators and institutions to build solutions that impact the world. Every intern leaves with proof of what they can do.
Inspired by the methods of world-leading innovators
Six sprints
Discover → Design → Develop → Deliver → Deploy. Each sprint builds civic knowledge, agency, and capacity — the same disciplines used by top product teams.
Listen, research, and define real public problems with the people who live them.
Turn insight into prototypes. Sketch, test, and refine your solution.
Build a working version with the systems and tools to back it up.
Define ownership, roles, and a roadmap. Make the solution executable.
Get it in front of real users. Capture evidence, feedback, and impact.
Tell the story in 60 seconds and 5 minutes. Lock in your portfolio piece.
What you'll build
Every intern leaves with a primary project and the evidence to back it up — the kind of work that opens doors at competitive colleges and companies.