June 29th, 2011 • Engagement, General, Management, Philanthropy, Poverty • 2 Comments
Funding public programs and social services by collecting data on their performance is important, but how do we evaluate whether an idea actually works?
June 23rd, 2011 • Engagement, General, Management, Poverty • Leave the first Comment
Two recent Governing magazine columns are noteworthy for their focus on innovative government approaches to tough policy problems.
June 9th, 2011 • Engagement, General, Poverty • Leave the first Comment
In our research we found that a number of leading thinkers, beginning at least over a decade ago, had been using the term civic entrepreneurship in their work. Interestingly, it meant something slightly different to each. Does “civic entrepreneurship” mean something significant to you in your work?
May 31st, 2011 • Democracy, Engagement, General • Leave the first Comment
Guest columnists Sara Horowitz and Maya Enista share insights to help innovators build constituencies critical to overcoming incumbent opposition to efforts at reform.
May 24th, 2011 • Education, Engagement, Management • Leave the first Comment
What are the tools of a mayor to influence the “landscape” (culture, capacity and infrastructure) for innovation within a system for solving social problems?
May 19th, 2011 • Education, Engagement, General, Health, Management, Poverty • Leave the first Comment
Earlier this month, the Ash Center announced the Top 25 programs in the Innovations in American Government Award competition.
May 12th, 2011 • Management • Leave the first Comment
Everyone talks about measuring performance and funding for results, but putting this ideal into practice is a challenge. Read more about what makes Maryland’s system work, which according to Robert Knisely is the human element.
May 4th, 2011 • Education, Management • Leave the first Comment
A recent local development in K-12 education is worth noting – and shows that you don’t have to be a fresh face to pursue an innovative strategy.
April 21st, 2011 • General, Management • Leave the first Comment
New York City Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith suggests five steps for creating an organizational culture that inspires and supports innovation
March 17th, 2011 • Education, Engagement, General, Health, Management, Poverty • Leave the first Comment
“Establish a common vision, adopt a shared set of measurable goals and pursue evidence-based actions that reinforce one another’s work and further those goals.”