• Thinking Outside the (Ballot) Box
• Posted By: Robert Knisely |   November 20, 2012
• We shouldn't have to stand in long lines to vote. If Estonians can cast their ballots over the Internet, why can't Americans?
• Categories: Technology
• 1 Comments

• How a Smart Grid Can Get the Lights Back on Faster
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   November 16, 2012
• Smart meters are playing a crucial role in speeding the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. They have the potential to do much more.
• Categories: Technology

• The Art of Networking Government
• Posted By: John M. Kamensky |   November 15, 2012
• Collaborative networks are happening all over. A comprehensive new study focusing on public safety provides a roadmap for spreading them across the governmental landscape.
• Categories: Networked Government
• 2 Comments

• Leading the Way on 'Lean'
• Posted By: John M. Bernard |   November 13, 2012
• Washington state has made one of government's strongest commitments to this approach to government efficiency, one that's likely to survive a change in administrations.
• Categories: Innovation by Design

• Can Innovative Urban Food Production Save Detroit?
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   November 8, 2012
• Nothing else has worked. A local entrepreneur is asking the city to give his ideas a chance.
• Categories: Green and Lean

• A Simple (But Hard) Way to Improve Public Pensions
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   November 7, 2012
• Retirement systems could go a long way toward addressing their problems by getting real about their investment returns.
• Categories: Management and HR
• 14 Comments

• Taxes that Keep Businesses in Town
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   November 5, 2012
• Building on a successful tax break for Twitter, San Francisco's mayor is asking voters to change the way the city taxes businesses that create jobs.
• Categories: Better, Faster, Cheaper
• 1 Comments

• The Right Government Tool for the Job
• Posted By: Robert Knisely |   October 30, 2012
• An illuminating book lists 14 "tools of government." The trick is employing them wisely.
• Categories: Better, Faster, Cheaper
• 1 Comments

• Rolling the Dice with Taxpayer Money
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   October 25, 2012
• Governments aren't very good at picking business winners with grants, loan guarantees or tax breaks. They'd do better if they realized their limitations.
• Categories: State
• 2 Comments

• The Teachers We Need (and the Ones We Don't)
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   October 22, 2012
• Evaluating teachers based on students' test scores isn't a perfect way to identify the best and the worst. But test scores should be part of the process.
• Categories: Management and HR
• 11 Comments