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Bossed UpHow Millennial and Gen Z Leaders are Changing What it Means to be in ChargeWhat kinds of changes are you seeing from Gen Z and Millennial leaders? Workforce demographics are shifting these days, as more and more Baby Boomers retire, opening up higher-level management and leadership positions that Millennials and Gen Zers are rushing to fill. This wave of next-gen leaders is bringing a tide of change, ditching old ideas of professionalism and proving that bold and authentic is the new standard.Amanda Litman literally wrote the guidebook for this new and decidedly different generation of leaders. “When We’re in Charge” explores why the old ways are fading out and the fr...
2025-08-1942 min
The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon EditionTiana Epps-Johnson on Lawsuits and the Big LieTiana Epps-Johnson is the Executive Director of the Center for Tech and Civic Life, an organization which provides technical and financial assistance to election workers nationwide. If this sounds like it should be uncontroversial, hang on to your hats, folks. It is anything but. After her work in 2020 to help election workers conduct the presidential election under horrendously difficult COVID conditions and with inadequate budgets, Epps-Johnson found herself the subject of lawsuits, investigations by state attorneys general, and other forms of harassment. None of these have come to anything, but it's been extremely costly for the organization.
2023-11-2751 min
The Lawfare PodcastTiana Epps-Johnson on Lawsuits and the Big LieTiana Epps-Johnson is the Executive Director of the Center for Tech and Civic Life, an organization which provides technical and financial assistance to election workers nationwide. If this sounds like it should be uncontroversial, hang on to your hats, folks. It is anything but. After her work in 2020 to help election workers conduct the presidential election under horrendously difficult COVID conditions and with inadequate budgets, Epps-Johnson found herself the subject of lawsuits, investigations by state attorneys general, and other forms of harassment. None of these have come to anything, but it's been extremely costly for the organization.
2023-11-2751 min
Almost There with Dwayne BettsWant to protect democracy? Hug an election official.Across the U.S., local election administrators are the unsung heroes of democracy, helping to protect our right to vote. But who is protecting them? Scarce resources and increasing threats of violence are causing many in the profession to find new jobs. Fortunately, Tiana Epps-Johnson has big ideas on how to make their jobs easier. Tiana and her nonpartisan organization, Center for Tech and Civic Life, provide local officials in the U.S. with the funding, technology, and training they need to administer secure, modern elections. “We are laser-focused on a vision where our country’s election officials have the...
2023-10-3129 min
Where It All StartsHerschel Walk Of ShameConservative leaders have rallied behind Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker, following a report that he paid for an abortion for an ex-girlfriend. It's one of the first October surprises to drop ahead of the high-stakes midterm elections.The federal government has a history of underfunding our election infrastructure, even though the people who run state and local election departments play a critical role in our democracy. Tiana Epps-Johnson, co-founder of the Center for Tech and Civic Life, tells us why America's voting system needs an upgrade.And in headlines: North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the...
2022-10-0525 min
What A DayHerschel Walk Of ShameConservative leaders have rallied behind Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker, following a report that he paid for an abortion for an ex-girlfriend. It's one of the first October surprises to drop ahead of the high-stakes midterm elections.The federal government has a history of underfunding our election infrastructure, even though the people who run state and local election departments play a critical role in our democracy. Tiana Epps-Johnson, co-founder of the Center for Tech and Civic Life, tells us why America's voting system needs an upgrade.And in headlines: North Korea fired a ballistic...
2022-10-0525 min
The X-Ray[Swamp Stories] 41. ZuckerbucksThe 2020 election season, while carried out successfully by dedicated election officials and poll workers, exposed one glaring problem with the U.S. system of elections: it is chronically underfunded.Though Congress allocated $400 million for election assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was far short of what experts and election administrators said was needed to pull off an election in a pandemic. Private philanthropy, from folks like Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, stepped in to help fill the gap. These investments didn’t come without scrutiny.In episode 41, Weston speaks with members of the nonprofits that di...
2022-07-0116 min
High Turnout Wide MarginsS2E3 - The US Alliance for Election Excellence with Whitney MayIn this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Whitney May, the Director of Government Services at the Center for Tech and Civic Life about the recently announced US Alliance for Election Excellence. This is a “nonpartisan collaborative of election officials, technologists, designers and other experts, working across all 50 states to improve the performance of systems serving 240 million voters.”
You can learn more about the US Alliance for Election Excellence by listening to the TED Talk, “An election redesign to restore trust in US democracy” given by Tiana Epps-Johnson, the founder and executive director of the Cent...
2022-05-1926 min
TEDTalks Noticias y PolíticaUn rediseño electoral para restaurar la confianza en la democracia estadounidense | Tiana Epps-JohnsonLa infraestructura electoral en Estados Unidos se está desmoronando, dice la tecnóloga Tiana Epps-Johnson y, lo que es peor, los funcionarios electorales son cada vez más atacados simplemente por hacer su trabajo. ¿Cómo puede el país recuperar la confianza en sus elecciones locales y nacionales? Epps-Johnson describe cómo la Alianza para la Excelencia Electoral de EE. UU., una colaboración no partidista de funcionarios electorales, tecnólogos, diseñadores y otros expertos, está trabajando en los 50 estados para mejorar el rendimiento de los sistemas que atienden a 240 millones de votantes, asegurando que todos tengan acceso a una audie...
2022-05-0208 minTEDTalks Politique et médiasRénover le processus électoral pour restaurer la confiance | Tiana Epps-JohnsonL'infrastructure électorale des États-Unis s'effrite, explique Tiana Epps-Johnson, et, pire encore, les agents électoraux sont de plus en plus attaqués simplement pour avoir fait leur travail. Comment le pays peut-il rétablir la confiance dans ses élections locales et nationales ? Tiana Epps-Johnson décrit comment l'Alliance américaine pour l'excellence électorale, la réunion impartiale d'agents électoraux, de technologues, de concepteurs et d'autres experts, travaille dans les 50 États pour améliorer les performances des systèmes servant 240 millions d'électeurs, afin de garantir à chacun l'accès à un processus démocratique équitable, fiable et moderne. (Ce plan ambitieux s'inscrit dans le cadre du Audacieu...
2022-05-0208 minTEDTalks Notícias e PolíticaUma eleição redesenhada para restaurar a confiança na democracia dos EUA | Tiana Epps-JohnsonA infraestrutura eleitoral nos Estados Unidos está se deteriorando, diz a tecnologista Tiana Epps-Johnson, e, ainda pior, oficiais eleitorais estão crescentemente sendo alvos de ataques simplesmente por fazerem seu trabalho. Como o país pode reconstruir a confiança nas eleições locais e nacionais? Epps-Johnson descreve como a US Alliance for Election Excellence, uma colaboração aparditária de oficiais eleitorais, tecnologistas, designers e outros profissionais estão atuando em todos os 50 estados para melhorar o desempenho dos sistemas que atendem 240 milhões de eleitores, garantindo a todos eles acesso a um processo democrático justo, confiável e moderno. (E...
2022-05-0208 minTED Talks News and PoliticsAn election redesign to restore trust in US democracy | Tiana Epps-JohnsonElection infrastructure in the United States is crumbling, says technologist Tiana Epps-Johnson, and, even worse, election officials are increasingly being attacked simply for doing their jobs. How can the country rebuild trust in its local and national elections? Epps-Johnson describes how the US Alliance for Election Excellence, a nonpartisan collaborative of election officials, technologists, designers and other experts, is working across all 50 states to improve the performance of systems serving 240 million voters, ensuring everyone has access to a fair, trustworthy and modern democratic process. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund...
2022-05-0208 minTEDTalks 新闻与政治如何通过重构选举来恢复美国民主的信誉度 | AlexMa技术专家Tiana Epps-Johnson认为，美国的选举基础设施正在崩塌。更糟糕的是，越来越多的选举官员仅仅因为他们的这份工作而受到攻击。美国如何重建民众对地方选举和全国选举的信任？ Epps-Johnson向大家介绍了美国卓越选举联盟（一个由选举官员、技术人员、设计师和其他专家组成的无党派合作组织）如何在全美50个州开展工作，如何提高这一服务2.4亿选民的系统性能，从而确保每个人都能获得公平可靠且符合现代民主流程的选举权。（这一计划是TED激励和资助全球变革的倡议中Audacious Project 的一部分。如果您想了解更多关于Epps-Johnson工作的信息，请关注演讲结束后的“TED Talks Daily”播客，其中她将深入阐述自己的想法。）
2022-05-0208 min
Battleground with Amanda Litman and Faiz ShakirWhy You Shouldn’t Run Elections on Windows 7 with Tiana Epps-JohnsonLast year, roughly 8000 election departments across the country pulled off the near-impossible task of holding safe and secure elections in the middle of a global pandemic. They did it despite gross underfunding from Congress, crumbling infrastructure, and threats of violence. In a wealthy democracy like the United States, local election administrators shouldn’t have to rely on private grant money to cover the cost of things like pens or postage for mail-in ballots, but that’s exactly what happened last year. In order to find out why America's election infrastructure is so neglected, and what needs to be done to fix...
2021-08-0535 min
#5Things: This Week in SocialHow is Tiana Epps-Johnson modernizing U.S. elections?Tiana Epps-Johnson and her co-founders had an ambitious and critical goal; to simplify and modernize U.S. elections.
To reach this goal, they established The Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), whose data has been accessed over 250 million times by U.S. voters through partnerships with local election committees, Google, and Facebook.
On this podcast, you'll hear from Tiana, the co-founder and Executive Director of CTCL, about the organizations' humble beginnings, how its work became crucial to fight election misinformation, and how Tiana's courage for this work has been passed down through generations.
2021-07-1335 min
High Turnout Wide Margins#25 CTCL Resources with Tiana Epps-JohnsonTiana Epps-Johnson (Founder and ED of the Center for Tech and Civic Life) joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about the beginnings of CTCL, its core mission, and how it met the challenges of the 2020 election cycle.
2021-04-1426 min
Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark ThompsonTechnology and Election Day 2020 with Tiana Epps-Johnson of Center for Tech and Civic LifeThe truth of the matter is this: we don't know what state our country will be in when November rolls around--if we'll be in quarantine, if coronavirus will be back with a vengeance--we just don't know. That's why Tiana Epps-Johnson, Executive Director of the Center for Tech and Civic Life, says we need a plan that involves technology to lessen the need for people to show up in person on Election Day. Smoother processes and more options are a start, but listen to today's episode with this tech expert for more. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP...
2020-05-0629 min
TEDTalks Noticias y PolíticaLo necesario para llevar al siglo XXI el sistema de votación en Estados Unidos | Tiana Epps-JohnsonEl sistema electoral estadounidense es complicado, por decir lo menos, pero votar es una de las formas más tangibles en que cada uno de nosotros puede moldear nuestras comunidades. ¿Cómo podemos hacer que el sistema sea más moderno, inclusivo y seguro? La campeona de participación civil Tiana Epps-Johnson comparte lo que se necesita para llevar la votación en los Estados Unidos al siglo XXI y para que cada persona vaya a las urnas.
2019-01-2311 minTED Podcast | News and PoliticsWas ist nötig, um das US-Wahlsystem ins 21. Jahrhundert mitzunehmen? | Tiana Epps-JohnsonDas amerikanische Wahlsystem ist kompliziert, aber Wählen ist einer der wirkungsvollsten Wege, wodurch jeder von uns unsere Gemeinde gestalten kann. Wie können wir das System moderner, inklusiver und sicherer machen? Die Verfechterin bürgerschaftlichen Engagements, Tiana Epps-Johnson, erklärt was nötig ist, um die US-Wahlen in das 21. Jahrhundert mitzunehmen – und um jeden zur Wahlurne zu bringen.
2019-01-2311 minTEDTalks Notícias e PolíticaO que é preciso para trazer o sistema eleitoral dos EUA para o século 21 | Tiana Epps-JohnsonO sistema eleitoral norte-americano é, no mínimo, complicado. Mas votar é uma das formas mais tangíveis para que cada um de nós possa moldar nossas comunidades. Como podemos tornar o sistema mais moderno, inclusivo e seguro? Defensora do engajamento cívico, Tiana Epps-Johnson compartilha o que é necessário para trazer as eleições nos EUA para o século 21 e levar todas as pessoas às cabines de votação.
2019-01-2311 minTEDTalks Nachrichten und PolitikWas ist nötig, um das US-Wahlsystem ins 21. Jahrhundert mitzunehmen? | Tiana Epps-JohnsonDas amerikanische Wahlsystem ist kompliziert, aber Wählen ist einer der wirkungsvollsten Wege, wodurch jeder von uns unsere Gemeinde gestalten kann. Wie können wir das System moderner, inklusiver und sicherer machen? Die Verfechterin bürgerschaftlichen Engagements, Tiana Epps-Johnson, erklärt was nötig ist, um die US-Wahlen in das 21. Jahrhundert mitzunehmen – und um jeden zur Wahlurne zu bringen.
2019-01-2300 minTEDTalks Politique et médiasComment faire passer le système électoral américain au XXIe siècle | Tiana Epps-JohnsonLe système électoral américain est compliqué, c'est le moins que l'on puisse dire, mais voter est l'une des façons les plus tangibles que nous avons de modeler nos communautés. Comment rendre le système plus moderne, inclusif et sûr ? L'activiste pour l'engagement civique Tiana Epps-Johnson nous fait part de ce qui est nécessaire pour faire passer le système électoral américain au XXIe siècle afin que tout le monde se rende aux urnes.
2019-01-2311 minTED Talks News and PoliticsWhat's needed to bring the US voting system into the 21st century | Tiana Epps-JohnsonThe American election system is complicated, to say the least -- but voting is one of the most tangible ways that each of us can shape our communities. How can we make the system more modern, inclusive and secure? Civic engagement champion Tiana Epps-Johnson shares what's needed to bring voting in the US into the 21st century -- and to get every person to the polls.
2019-01-2311 minTEDTalks 뉴스와 정치미국의 투표 제도를 21세기로 가져오는 데 필요한 것 | 티아나 엡스-존슨(Tiana Epps-Johnson)미국의 선거 제도는 조금도 과장하지 않고 복잡합니다. 그러나 투표는 우리 각자가 지역 사회를 형성할 수 있는 가장 가시적인 방법 중 하나입니다. 제도를 보다 현대적이고 포괄적이며 안전하게 만들려면 어떻게 해야 할까요? 시민 참여 챔피언인 티아나 엡스-존슨(Tiana Epps-Johnson)은 21세기에 미국에서 투표를 하고 모든 사람을 투표소로 데려 가기 위해 필요한 것이 무엇인지 공유합니다.
2019-01-2311 min
TEDTalks 新闻与政治将美国的投票系统带入21世纪需要什么？ | Tiana Epps-Johnson美国的选举系统是复杂的，保守地说——但投票是我们每个人塑造社区的最切实可行的方式之一。我们怎样才能使这个系统更现代化、更包容、更安全?公民参与倡导者蒂安娜•埃普斯-约翰逊与我们分享了将美国的投票带入21世纪，以及让每个人都参与投票所需要的东西。Translated by jacks junReviewed by sun leying
2019-01-2311 min
CDT Tech TalksHacking Elections, and Democratic Processes –– Talking Tech w/ Maurice Turner, Tiana Epps-JohnsonHost Brian Wesolowski sits down with CDT Senior Technologist Maurice Turner, who gives a report from DEF CON’s Voting Village. Not surprisingly, hackers yet again exposed some glaring vulnerabilities in America’s voting infrastructure.
And then Brian talks to Tiana Epps-Johnson, the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Technology and Civic Life about how her organization is working to make the internet improve the democratic process - and yes, that includes elections.
More on our election security work: http://bit.ly/CDTelectsec
More from CTCL: https://www.techandciviclife.org/
More on Maurice: https://twitter.com/TypeMRT
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2018-08-2221 min
AshCast#Tech4Democracy: Meet the Change Makers | AshCastOn September 28, 2016, The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation hosted a seminar titled #Tech4Democracy: Meet the Change makers. Panelists included Tiana Epps-Johnson, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Technology and Civic Life; Rey Faustino, CEO, Founder and Board Chair at One Degree; Seth Flaxman, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Democracy Works; and Denise Linn, Program Analyst with Smart Chicago. The seminar was moderated by Archon Fung, Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Citizenship and Academic Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School. This event was part of HUBweek, a creative festival founded by the Boston Globe, Harvard...
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