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An Old-School Mayor on the Forefront of Innovation
Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith | September 6, 2012
Boston's Tom Menino may be an "urban mechanic," but he's taking that concept to new and exciting levels.
Categories: Innovation by Design
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The Bottom-Line Benefits of Greening a City
Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith | August 27, 2012
Value engineering can reduce the costs of capital projects. But it also can save money over the long haul.
Categories: Green and Lean
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Value Engineering: Saving Money While Enhancing Quality of Life
Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith | August 22, 2012
In dealing with its combined-sewer-overflow problem, Philly is demonstrating a better approach to big infrastructure projects.
Categories: Innovation by Design
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What Failing Schools Need: a Menu, Not a Prescription
Posted By: Charles Chieppo | August 15, 2012
Bottom-up reforms have a better chance of turning schools around than state-imposed, centrally managed approaches.
Categories: Innovation by Design
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Kick-Starting the Flow of Ideas
Posted By: Neil Kleiman | August 14, 2012
Aiming to get people into the innovative mindset for improving services and saving money, cities are turning to competitions.
Categories: Innovation by Design

Taming the OPEB Beast
Posted By: Charles Chieppo | August 8, 2012
The non-pension benefits that governments owe their retirees threaten to swamp their budgets. The time to fund those benefits is now, not when they come due.
Categories: Better, Faster, Cheaper
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Transparency in Spending for the Long Haul
Posted By: John M. Kamensky | July 30, 2012
States have been on the front lines of a stimulus-driven revolution in accountability. A new report urges them to build on the lessons they have learned.
Categories: State

Schools and the Resistance to Competition
Posted By: Charles Chieppo | July 24, 2012
Charters are building a strong record in Massachusetts, and one city’s failing schools are about to benefit.
Categories: Innovation by Design

Collecting What Government is Owed Efficiently -- and Equitably
Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith | July 18, 2012
Enforcing laws and regulations to collect fines isn’t just good for the bottom line. It’s fairer to honest citizens and businesses.
Categories: Innovation by Design
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A Mayor’s Roadmap for Reforming Pensions
Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith | July 16, 2012
San Diego’s mayor explains how financial catastrophe provided the seeds for major structural changes that the city needed to continue providing services.
Categories: Management and HR

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