Civic Tech · Open Government · UX Research

Hi, I'm Claire

Turning complex public issues into concrete, actionable plans.

You have something you want to push forward — but you're stuck on where to start, or how to explain who needs to care. I help NGOs and civic tech projects turn vague ideas into executable plans: finding the right audience, clarifying the steps, and making sure your work reaches the people it's meant to change.

Claire Cheng

Impact

Impact

Civil Society Member & Convenor, Open Parliament Action Plan (2021–2023)

Representing Open Culture Foundation (OCF) with Legislative Yuan staff and legislators

Reviewed action plan progress in bimonthly meetings and provided civil society recommendations. Upon recognizing collaboration bottlenecks, introduced UX research resources to systematically map communication pain points between civil members and Legislative Yuan staff, and established improvement mechanisms accordingly.

Working Group Member, g0v Parliamentary Hackathon

Building a cross-partisan space for legislative collaboration

Dedicated to building a space where people of any party, profession, or background can discuss and collaborate. Through expert sharing, experience exchange, and open data collaboration, aiming to lower the threshold for civil society to monitor the legislature and engage in legislative discussions.

Collaborators

Partners & Collaborators

International

Westminster Foundation for DemocracyFriedrich Naumann Foundation

Business & Design

歐噴千綺設計利他設計加密貨幣交易所 XREXKKCompany

Civil Society Organizations

開放文化基金會沃草OpenFun

Public Sector & Think Tanks

中華民國資訊軟體服務商業同業公會資訊工業策進會財團法人臺灣民主基金會國家發展委員會國家文官學院

Services

What I Can Do For You

Whether you're an NGO, civic group, or a team in need of user research, let's talk about how I can help.

User Needs Discovery

User Needs Discovery

Build the right thing, not just something

From clarifying target users to uncovering pain points and validating communication, I help teams understand exactly who they're building for. You'll receive a research report ensuring your team's resources are spent where they matter most.

Project Strategy & Management

Project Strategy & Management

Turn vague ideas into grounded action

From resource matching and needs analysis to outreach planning, I help advocacy projects build clear execution pathways — ensuring impact moves beyond the proposal stage.

Multi-stakeholder Facilitation

Multi-stakeholder Facilitation

Turn diverse voices into aligned action

Solving the challenge of high knowledge barriers and mixed expertise levels that prevent focused discussion. I help teams plan agendas and deliver co-creation records from events.

Knowledge Translation & Content Strategy

Knowledge Translation & Content Strategy

Bridge the expertise gap and make issues visible

Transforming complex legal or data-heavy knowledge into accessible communication. I help plan communication strategies that reach beyond echo chambers and produce guides or articles.

Case Studies

Case Studies

Translating knowledge into a public tool

Animal Companions Disaster Guide × SafeCard

Commissioned by Watchout to write Taiwan's first disaster preparedness guide for pet owners, turning complex emergency knowledge into accessible, practical content that received widespread media coverage. After publication, recognizing owners needed a portable quick-reference card, built and open-sourced SafeCard — a tool that lets owners enter pet info and print a custom preparedness card.

Knowledge TranslationContent WritingProduct DesignOpen Source Development
Disaster EducationCivic Tools

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