---
title: "Our approach"
source: 18F Guides
source_url: https://github.com/18F/guides
licence: CC0-1.0
domain: engineering
subdomain: 18f-guides
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

**Our approach** describes essential aspects that shape our design practice: [our team values and principles]({{ '../our-approach/values-and-principles/' | url }}), our [definitions of design]({{ '../our-approach/defining-design/' | url }}), and our commitment to [staying lean]({{ '../our-approach/stay-lean/' | url }}). It describes how we [meet partners where they are]({{ '../our-approach/meet-partners-where-they-are/' | url }}).
