36 Quotes by Jennifer Pahlka

As a society, we haven't spent as much time building the citizen Internet.

It's really remarkable when you think about what we don't like about government, we, the people created. So if we created it, we can also fix it.

In high school, I was sort of friends with the geeks and friends with the socials and everything else and not solidly in one camp. I've always lived on the borders.

If there's one thing government needs desperately, it's the ability to quickly try something, pivot when necessary, and build complex systems by starting with simple systems that work and evolving from there, not the other way around.

If you are really interested in making government work, you should have the experience of working in government.

Cities perform most functions in a very Industrial Age model.

A neighbor is a far better and cheaper alternative to government services.

Our ability to do great things with data will make a real difference in every aspect of our lives,

You might not think of something like TurboTax as a civic venture, but that product took a confusing interface to a government process and made it simpler and easier to use for citizens.