• Doing Less with Less
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   April 27, 2010
• An article from today's Wall Street Journal documents the trend in government cutbacks: In Los Angeles this week, the mayor proposed closing most city offices...
• Categories: Management and HR

• Four Strategies Transforming State Government
• Posted By: Jonathan D. Breul |   April 21, 2010
• President Barack Obama came to office promising he will "redesign" the federal government and how it interacts with citizens by moving to a "21st century...
• Categories: State

• Social Innovation Knocks
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   April 21, 2010
• They call it "Opportunity NYC" and it was controversial from the start. New York City sought to incent poor people to improve their behavior by...
• Categories: Innovation by Design

• Beyond Charity:
• Posted By: Bo Menkiti |   April 20, 2010
• In researching our book, The Power of Social Innovation, one of the more interesting figures we met was Bo Menkiti, the CEO of the Menkiti...
• Categories: Innovation by Design
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• Taking Care of the Goose:
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   April 18, 2010
• You've probably seen the scary projections of the latest White House budget that highlight the imbalance between Washington's policy promises and its capacity to pay...
• Categories: Management and HR

• The Future of IT in the Public Sector
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   April 15, 2010
• In this 5-minute video, Professor Jerry Mechling of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government looks at the future of technical innovation. He argues that what we've...
• Categories: Technology

• New Column on Leadership: The Federal Coach
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   April 9, 2010
• In a unique collaboration, The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service produce The Federal Coach, a leadership column and blog hosted by Tom...
• Categories: Management and HR

• Government's Prize-winning Strategy
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   April 7, 2010
• Want a solution? Try offering a prize. To spur innovation, the federal government is turning to competitions and crowdsourcing. When Charles Lindbergh flew across the...
• Categories: Innovation by Design

• What is the Role of Big Citizenship in Social Innovation and Change?
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   April 5, 2010
• In this column from the National Conference on Citizenship blog, Stephen Goldsmith weighs in on the role of social innovation in fostering approaches to big...
• Categories: Innovation by Design

• Putting Trust in People: How Ordinary Citizens can Help Solve Social Ills
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   April 1, 2010
• What can be done to catalyze and grow innovations that promise transformative social progress? In this interesting column from the Case Foundation blog, Stephen Goldsmith...
• Categories: Innovation by Design