The Civic Challenge 1 participants were Certivo, Legislaide, Jugano, and FindIt. These proof-of-concept pilots were designed to explore real-world use cases, assess feasibility and evaluate potential for broader deployment.
Certivo
A Seattle company with an AI-driven platform that provides real-time visibility into vendor compliance across procurement and cybersecurity. The pilot reviewed how well this platform could streamline compliance monitoring and support faster decision-making for city operations.
Legislaide
The Denver company uses AI to analyze municipal codes, legislative history and state statutes, allowing staff to run plain English searches across agendas, minutes, ordinances, resolutions, reports and more. The pilot measured the tool’s ability to surface insights and simplify legal and policy drafting.
Juganu
The Israeli company’s smart lighting solution sought to illuminate curbside activity while monitoring real-time usage patterns to support city and Bellevue College transportation and public safety initiatives.
FindIt
Developed by a local high school student, this AI-powered lost-and-found solution is designed to help students, staff and visitors find lost items quickly, efficiently and sustainably. The pilot tested its usability and effectiveness on Bellevue College's campus.
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Civic Challenge 1 Milestones
- Milestone 1 Completed
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Congratulations to all Civic Challenge participants and design partners on reaching Milestone 1. Your discovery, scoping and early work demonstrate strong alignment with project development. The clarity of your problem definitions, community‑rooted insights and collaborative design approach strengthens the foundation needed for further proof-of-concept pilot testing.
- Milestone 2 Completed
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Thank you to all Civic Challenge participants and design partners for completing Milestone 2. Your continued focus on community innovation is reflected in the thoughtful prototyping, testing and iterative refinement now underway across each initiative. This phase demonstrates how collaborative design, lived experience and evidence‑based learning are converging to shape solutions with measurable and meaningful civic impact.
- Milestone 3 Completed
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Thank you to all Civic Challenge participants and design partners for completing Milestone 3. This phase marks an important shift from prototyping to testing, with teams refining solutions, validating approaches and establishing clear pathways for community impact.
- Pilot Conclusion
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Thank you to all Civic Challenge participants and design partners for your energy and commitment throughout the proof‑of‑concept pilot. Your collaboration and expertise created a strong foundation for effective testing and feedback. We deeply appreciate the time and effort invested in these projects and look forward to seeing how your products continue to grow and further support the community outside the Civic Challenge.