Recent articles by Neil Kleiman from governing.com http://www.governing.com/authors/rss/rss/?a=158211305 Neil Kleiman is special advisor to the dean of New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. The Very Busy Process of Delivering Innovation http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/col-chicago-innovation-delivery-team.html From brainstorming to "ideation" to troubleshooting, a city's Innovation Delivery Team has to cover a lot of ground--and do it quickly. The Skills an Innovation Team Really Needs http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/col-skills-innovation-delivery-team-members-need.html The people staffing five cities' Innovation Delivery Teams aren't necessarily experts in the subjects the cities are working on. They are focused more on the "how" than on the "what." How 'Ideation' Can Power Innovation http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/col-ideation-innovation-delivery-teams-four-directions.html It means looking in four directions for creative solutions to pressing problems. Innovation delivery teams in several cities are pioneering the process. Kick-Starting the Flow of Ideas http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/col-innovation-delivery-teams-competition-ideas.html Aiming to get people into the innovative mindset for improving services and saving money, cities are turning to competitions. How ‘Ideation’ Is Growing Business in Memphis http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/col-innovation-delivery-team-memphis-ideation-business-development.html The Tennessee city’s Innovation Delivery Team launched a collaborative effort to generate and implement ideas to spark commerce in struggling neighborhoods. Incorporating Innovation into Local Government http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/col-bloomberg-philanthropies-innovation-delivery-teams.html Backed by $24 million in foundation funds, five cities are creating dedicated teams in their mayors’ offices to look for ways to fundamentally restructure how the cities do what they do. There is much to be learned from this ambitious effort.