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Join an incredible group of TOP participants in an interactive workshop to get a deeper understanding of how the program will unfold, and a preview of the next 12 weeks.

Dive into the weeds about your problem statement, and get more information about the goals of each challenge.

In parallel to learning about the problem statements, learn more about the communities that are most affected by them and what their experiences, needs and challenges are like

Teams join the virtual milestone to share findings from user research that will inform the design of their product, and connect with user advocates to get feedback

Teams continue to conduct user research and begin to explore available data sets

Teams continue to explore available data sets

Teams join the virtual milestone to hear from data stewards and ask questions on available data sets

Teams explore available data sets, connect with data stewards, and begin scoping/developing products

Participants come together for a virtual demo of the tools in progress. Teams share concepts and wireframes, and get feedback from user advocates, data stewards, and product experts.

Teams continue building products and collect user feedback

Teams come together to showcase and share feedback on more mature versions of their products. Typically, tools have reached at least wireframes and have some functioning features.

Teams continue building products and conduct user testing

Teams continue building prototypes/products

Teams share MVP with TOP team prior to collective rollout