GovLab
CATEGORY
AI Product Exploration · Compliance Systems
WHAT WAS BUILT
Working product with structured entity logic, AI document processing, and compliance workflow modeling.
INSIGHT
Early-stage AI systems require clear decision boundaries – assistance accelerates work, but authority must remain human.
Context
GovLab was an early-stage AI-driven GRC platform exploring how cybersecurity maturity, compliance workflows, and risk management can operate as a connected system, not fragmented modules.
Instead of layering AI on top of compliance, the goal was to embed AI inside operational workflows while maintaining human decision authority.
I worked closely with two developers to design and refine the product experience and internal logic.
The Challange
Compliance tools often:
- Digitize paperwork without structuring relationships
- Separate maturity tracking, assessments, risks, and evidence
- Add AI superficially without workflow integration
GovLab aimed to explore a more cohesive model:
Maturity → Assessment → Controls → Evidence → Risk → Audit Readiness
What We Explored
Human–AI Interaction Design
AI was integrated in document workflows through:
- Automated summarization
- Context-aware overviews
- Structured tagging support
My focus was defining how AI suggestions appear and how humans validate them.
System Relationship Refinement (Collaborative)
Together with the developers, I helped refine how:
- Assessments link to evidence
- Controls relate to frameworks
- Risks connect to mitigation strategies
- Uploaded documents become structured assets
The focus was coherence, not just isolated features.
Experience & Information Architecture
I designed the full user experience and structured how users navigate between:
- Dashboard
- Document management
- Assessments
- Risk registry
- Framework support
I worked on filtering logic, visibility states, and how maturity indicators and automation progress are displayed.
Dashboard & Maturity Logic
I designed the dashboard experience, including:
- Radar charts for cybersecurity maturity
- Current vs Next Level vs Goal progression
- Compliance-as-Code automation tracking
- Audit timeline visibility
The dashboard communicates system health, not just data.
What This Project Demonstrates
GovLab represents early exploration of:
- AI-native compliance systems
- Human-in-the-loop validation design
- Structured maturity modeling
- Compliance-as-Code thinking
- System-level product logic
It marks my transition from interface-focused UX toward AI workflow and product architecture thinking.