• Forums for Smarter Government
• Posted By: Jonathan D. Breul, John M. Kamensky |   November 1, 2011
• New collaborative initiatives are tapping a growing willingness for Washington and the states to work together to find innovative ways to deliver services.
• Categories: Innovation by Design

• Accountability and the Elected Official
• Posted By: |   October 26, 2011
• Outcome-based government can achieve a lot, but politicians sometimes have trouble making the cultural shift that is needed.
• Categories: Innovation by Design

• Creative Mayors and the Infrastructure Puzzle
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   October 19, 2011
• As Washington argues about a federal approach to infrastructure, two Midwestern mayors are forging ahead with local solutions that focus strongly on economic development.
• Categories: Innovation by Design
• 1 Comments

• Jobs in the Backyard
• Posted By: |   October 19, 2011
• As Washington argues about how to create jobs, it should look to what local governments can do.
• Categories: Better, Faster, Cheaper

• What Government Can (and Can’t) Learn from Steve Jobs
• Posted By: Robert Knisely |   October 17, 2011
• Much of his distinctive and personal way of managing is a poor fit for the public sector. But there are some lessons in how he led.
• Categories: Innovation by Design ,  Networked Government
• 2 Comments

• The Worst Pension Gap
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   October 12, 2011
• Think the states’ $1 trillion retirement-fund shortfall is bad? One federal pension system’s funding gap dwarfs that scary figure.
• Categories: Management and HR
• 33 Comments

• Unleashing the Talents of Thousands
• Posted By: |   October 12, 2011
• It's called "microtasking," and it may be the next big thing in government work.
• Categories: Innovation by Design

• Putting All that Data to Work
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   October 6, 2011
• Governments collect a lot of information. But that’s just the first step.
• Categories: Better, Faster, Cheaper

• Let There Be (Efficient) Light
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   October 5, 2011
• Boston’s approach to upgrading its electricity-hungry streetlights, taking maximum advantage of incentive programs and competition, is illuminating.
• Categories: Green and Lean

• An Alliance for Competitiveness
• Posted By: |   October 5, 2011
• States and regions need the business community in the search for transformational change.
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