Center for Economic Opportunity Wins Harvard Innovations in American Government Award

February 13th, 2012 • Education, General, Landscape, Philanthropy, PovertyLeave the first Comment

New York City’s innovative approach to combating urban poverty wins of the Innovations in American Government Award

Helping the Programs that Help Indonesia’s Poor

February 7th, 2012 • General, Landscape, Management, PovertyLeave the first Comment

An award-winning Harvard Kennedy School student paper examines methods to improve the efficacy of Indonesia’s social safety net programs.

Apply for the Innovations in American Government Awards!

February 2nd, 2012 • Education, Engagement, Environment, General, Health, Landscape, PovertyLeave the first Comment

Applications are now being accepted for the $100,000 Innovations in American Government Award. We want to hear your ideas!

Calculating Costs and Benefits of Driving Entrepreneurship: Lessons from Massachusetts’ Green Economy

January 17th, 2012 • Business, Engagement, Environment, General, Landscape, ManagementLeave the first Comment

Supporting the green economy can benefit communities—and could be worth the costs if done right.

The Crazy Ones, the Misfits, the Rebels

January 12th, 2012 • Business, General, Landscape, ManagementLeave the first Comment

No one knew how to effect change better than Steve Jobs. What can public-sector leaders learn from his legacy of disruptive innovation?

Carmel Hagen | A Party to Save the World

January 5th, 2012 • Engagement, General, Landscape, Management, Philanthropy1 Comment

COMMON is hosting their second social entrepreneur’s competition in NYC with a focus on “collaborative consumption”

The promise of civic science for transparency

December 20th, 2011 • Engagement, General, ManagementLeave the first Comment

Decentralization comes to data collection, facilitated by the increasing availability of everyday electronic devices equipped with cheap sensors to capture data.

Stephen Goldsmith | Proof That Government Can Work

November 29th, 2011 • Business, Education, Engagement, General, Health, Landscape, Management, Philanthropy, Poverty1 Comment

A functioning democracy depends on a civil society that is confident its public officials can deliver services effectively and efficiently.

Largest Participatory Budgeting Experiment in the U.S. Underway in NYC

November 18th, 2011 • Engagement, General, Landscape, ManagementLeave the first Comment

An ongoing study of the country’s largest Participatory Budgeting experiment provides important insights into efforts at democratic innovation.

Innovations in American Government Award Finalists Announced

November 10th, 2011 • Business, Education, Engagement, General, Health, PovertyLeave the first Comment

Six government initiatives demonstrate creative problem solving to some of our nation’s most pressing issues will compete for the 2011 Innovations in American Government Award.