William D. Eggers

Recent Articles

• The Public Sector, Disrupted
• Jan 18, 2012
• Government needs the kind of innovation that allows us to really get more for less.
• 7 Comments

• Microtasking: the Next Frontier in Government Work?
• Oct 12, 2011
• It’s a way for governments to unleash the talents and energies of hundreds or thousands of people to solve problems and get big jobs done.
• 2 Comments

• What Geeks Can Teach Government
• Aug 17, 2011
• Technology development works very differently from the way government programs are launched, managed — and ended. There are lessons for government in the way the gadgets we use are created.
• 4 Comments

• Creating Cross-Boundary Teams
• Jul 6, 2011
• Instead of a single government entity trying to solve a problem, cross-boundary collaboration allows a whole group of players to tackle tough policy challenges.
• 2 Comments

• The Power of Cross-Boundary Collaboration
• Jun 15, 2011
• It helps government officials create public value by connecting, innovating and executing.
• 1 Comments

• Designing for Success
• Mar 22, 2011
• Lawmakers can steer clear of costly and politically embarrassing boondoggles while devoting scarce funds to their most promising new programs.
• 3 Comments

• A Results-First Approach to Cost Reduction
• Feb 23, 2011
• When states and cities respond to record budget shortfalls with across-the-board cuts, some vital public services unnecessarily end up on the chopping block.
• 2 Comments

• Cloud Computing in Government Explodes
• Jan 31, 2011
• State and local government should look at cloud computing as an emerging technology that has the potential to significantly streamline the way they use technology to deliver public services
• 6 Comments

• Cutting Education Costs, Not Education
• Jan 26, 2011
• A few promising approaches to finding cost savings without cutting student services.
• 2 Comments

• How to Save Education
• Jan 26, 2011
• Cost-savings ideas that don't come at the expense of a good education.
• 1 Comments

• How New Governors Can Renew Public Trust
• Jan 12, 2011
• New governors are being greeted by a flood of red ink and a public that doesn't trust the state governments they run.
• 2 Comments

• The Secret to Successful Change
• Nov 10, 2010
• It involves resolving the political leadership's and the bureaucracy's different appetites for change.
• 8 Comments

• Too Many Governments?
• Aug 25, 2010
• It’s too early to call it a movement, but state and local officials are beginning to ask hard questions about the multiplicity of government agencies.

• Overload: Streamlining Governments
• Aug 25, 2010
• Too much government? Maybe. Too many governments? Definitely.
• 5 Comments

• Tips for Serious Cost Cutters
• Aug 18, 2010
• Learn how to make structural changes that will bend the cost curve of government down.