• Finding and Spreading Good Ideas
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   July 15, 2010
• Two new how-to guides for public innovators could prove very useful for public officials who need to find better, faster, cheaper ways of getting the job done.
• Categories: Innovation by Design
• 1 Comments

• Louisville Links Schools and Community Programs
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   July 12, 2010
• Software and a swipe card break down information silos
• Categories: Innovation by Design

• Fiscal Crisis? Let the Games Begin
• Posted By: John O'Leary, William D. Eggers |   July 8, 2010
• Games and simulations can be important tools as governments around the globe grapple with the grim reality of their fiscal situation.
• Categories: Innovation by Design

• Performance Pay for Teachers Would Boost Economy
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   June 30, 2010
• Economic success depends on a well-educated workforce. So it makes sense to think of improving education as a tool for boosting a region’s economy.
• Categories: Innovation by Design
• 2 Comments

• Cashless Innovation
• Posted By: John D. Donahue |   June 30, 2010
• Pressure, not money, appears to motivate innovation.
• Categories: Innovation by Design ,  Management and HR

• Sandy Springs Outsources (Almost) Everything
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   June 17, 2010
• The earliest days of Sandy Springs, Ga., provide a fascinating (and rare) instance of a community having the freedom to create a government on a blank canvas...
• Categories: Innovation by Design
• 2 Comments

• Transformation by Popular Demand - Citizens Drive Change
• Posted By: Jim Chrisinger |   June 14, 2010
• So what does constructive “demand” for transformed government look like? A couple of examples come to mind.
• Categories: Innovation by Design
• 3 Comments

• Los Angeles Offers A Lesson in Job Growth
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   June 1, 2010
• Rather than throwing money at companies, encourage more business-friendly operations at City Hall, especially towards industries in which you have a natural advantage.
• Categories: Innovation by Design

• The Art of Cultural Transformation
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   May 21, 2010
• Getting the rank and file to think differently and embrace change can be a daunting task.
• Categories: Innovation by Design

• Budgeting that Really Works
• Posted By: Jim Chrisinger |   May 17, 2010
• While the need for improved budgeting is clear, how these various approaches work is anything but clear.
• Categories: Innovation by Design
• 1 Comments