Anthony Jamison
CivStart CEO
Trusted by local governments nationwide
Describe the problem. Get a written Outline in under five minutes.
Grounded in your jurisdiction's public record. No account to start, no install, nothing to buy later. Free for government.
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- Free for governments
- Your identity stays yours until you choose to connect
- Backed by peer governments' experience
The City of Tempe has reviewed and approved CivStart's Clarity tool as a productivity tool.
HOW IT WORKS
From a problem in plain languageto a written Outline.
01
Clarity
Describe the problem in plain language. Clarity asks structured questions and writes your Outline.
02
Connection
See peer governments who've worked on the same problem and, only if you choose, the vendors who have.
03
Confidence
Take a plan to your manager, your council, or finance.
Your Outline is a document you own
Definition, stakeholders, open questions, next steps.
THE PROBLEM STATEMENT
- A clear problem definition
- Context & Stakeholders involved
- Peer government insight
- Desired outcomes, open questions, and next steps
WHAT IT DOES
- Evolves as priorities change
- A problem statement every department can work from
- Supports planning and budget conversations
- Provides executive insights
Use when your team needs clarity before action.
Strategic plans. Budget cycles. Department alignment. Resident complaints. Operational bottlenecks. Limited resources. All of it starts here.
USE CASES
01
Strategic planning
Define priorities in a structured format before plans are finalized
02
Budget and resource alignment
Bring clearer problem definitions into budget and staffing discussions
03
Cross-department coordination
Give teams a shared understanding to work from across functions
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Our CivStart Team
CivStart is built as a government-first system, designed to help teams define and align on real problems before any external engagement. Everything starts with how governments work.
Nick Lyell
Civstart COO
Chris Canin
CivStart CTO
Tim Rahschulte
CivStart CSO
Tom Spengler
CivStart Board Member
Hillary Orr
City of Alexandria, VA
Anthony Fisher
State of CO
Bill Yock
Bellevue, WA
Lea Eriksen
City of Long Beach, CA
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This level of analysis is something I've never experienced before in a technology tool — it makes it so much easier to start examining a problem and define it more clearly.
Parrish Spisz
City of Tempe
Peachtree Corners, GA (pop. 45,000) used Clarity on a months-old 311 problem. Three departments contributed; the Outline scoped the work and supported a proposal to leadership.
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