Jim Chrisinger

Recent Articles

• What Elected Leaders Can Do
• Mar 7, 2012
• They can be heroes of government transformation—or they can be barriers to effective change.
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• Eating 4 Education
• Dec 14, 2011
• A Virginia city found a way to make a tax increase for its schools easy to swallow.
• 1 Comments

• A New Operating System for Government
• Oct 5, 2011
• For states and regions to be competitive and innovative, they need transformational change. The business community could be a formidable ally.
• 5 Comments

• Better than Cutting
• Jul 27, 2011
• Slashing budgets across the board protects the worst spending. There are plenty of far more effective ways to go.

• Smart Management and the Turnaround of a City
• Jun 1, 2011
• The right management tools can literally help rebuild a blighted city.
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• The Ideal 21st Century Employee
• Apr 20, 2011
• To accommodate tomorrow's governments, we need leaders who excel at innovating and getting results, not climbing ladders.
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• Iowa Charter Agencies: Did They Work?
• Mar 7, 2011
• Can Iowa's Charter Agencies initiative create more public value and help close the budget gap better than regular agencies? We believe the answer is a resounding "Yes."
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• Governors And Budgets
• Feb 9, 2011
• How governors spend money is their most powerful lever to prioritize, make performance consequential and move agencies and stakeholders from frustration to innovation.

• Innovation in Iowa
• Jan 19, 2011
• West Des Moines, Iowa, may not seem a likely hot spot for public management innovation, but it thinks big when it comes to delivering value.

• West Des Moines Cleans up on Trash Collection
• Jan 10, 2011
• By looking beyond the status quo, West Des Moines saved money and provided better service.
• 1 Comments

• Results from Baltimore's Budget
• Dec 7, 2010
• Done well, outcome budgeting uses the leverage of the budget process to do more than just better allocate money. It drives innovation.

• Transformation by Popular Demand - Citizens Drive Change
• Jun 14, 2010
• So what does constructive “demand” for transformed government look like? A couple of examples come to mind.
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• Budgeting that Really Works
• May 17, 2010
• While the need for improved budgeting is clear, how these various approaches work is anything but clear.
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• Is There Really No Money in Government for Transformation?
• Jan 22, 2010
• There's no excuse for failing to invest in change.