Elise Paulsen
Storyteller | Video Production Manager | Motion Graphics Designer
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PennDOT STIC

In 2024, collaborating with my team, we created small animated web icons for PennDOT STIC’s Focus on Innovations publication (which recaps 2023). The animations can be found here.

Innovation Timeline

Empl oy ee r e c ognition. C ould this w o r k ? L et's do it! Inspi r ation st r i k es! What did w e decid e ? M o vi n g t h e n eedle. Inspiration strikes! An employee or project team recommends improving a process or service or adopting an innovation at PennDOT. The employee suggests their idea through an employee suggestion system, employee committees or other employee work groups. Proven innovations also find their way into PennDOT through the award-winning State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC). Could this work? Ideas move through a research and analysis phase where subject matter experts explore opportunities and define metrics to track the impact of the idea. Research may include customer feedback surveys, data analysis, or collaborating with other transportation partners and stakeholders. What did w e decid e ? F oll o wi n g t h e r es e a r c h and analysis phase, a determination is made. Let's do it! When approved, PennDOT leadership and employee teams work to adopt the idea and make it common practice. Publications, manuals, and policy documents are updated, training is provided, and other steps are taken to ensure success.

In 2022, I animated an “innovation timeline” for PennDOT STIC and worked with another Pennoni employee to make it interactive and ADA friendly. Above shows a frame at the halfway point, and the interactive website can be found here.