Warren Logan Policy Director of Mobility and Interagency Relations Oakland, CA LinkedIn | Twitter Laura Biediger Community Engagement Strategist Durham, NC LinkedIn | Twitter Stephanie Chase Director of Libraries Hillsboro, OR LinkedIn | Twitter Designing better government. Earlier this summer GovLove hosted a live recording at the Code for America Summit in Oakland, California. Three … Continued
Jason Jones Analytics & Innovation Manager Guilford County, NC LinkedIn | Twitter Analytics and open data. Jason Jones, the Analytics and Innovation Manager for Guilford County, North Carolina, joined the podcast to talk about his work and career path. Jason shared what it took to set up a data program at Guilford County, how they … Continued
The 2019 Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort seeks pilot proposals in community engagement and mobility solutions! The Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort, supported by ELGL & UrbanLeap, has announced its two pilot focus areas for the inaugural year of the program: engagement and mobility. Cohort participants are now seeking pilot proposals from vendors, … Continued
Mike Skibbe, Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Watching: F1 German Grand Prix: Chaos in the Rain What I’m Reading: The Five Disfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencione What I’m Listening To: Criminal Episode #119: Using a concrete Budha statue to reduce city littering! One of my favorite Morning Buzzes (Buzz’s?) was Will Hampton’s … Continued
Today’s #ELGL19 #InnovationSummit follow-up post is by Steve Pleasant, the Innovation Team Lead for Hillsboro, Oregon. Want to write for this series for ELGL? Sign up to contribute a blog post here and let’s keep the great conversations from Durham going. What I’m listening to – On Pandora, Dean Lewis going through a tough breakup learns … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Josh Edwards, so be kind or not– either way connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening To: Weezer Radio on Spotify (still..) What I’m Reading: Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes What I’m Watching: The Open Curation and Accessibility, Who’s Ready for Next Steps from ELGL Innovation? Forgive me if I am a little rusty … Continued
Matt Finch Strategy & Innovation Consultant Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Strategy, planning, storytelling, innovation. Matt Finch joined the podcast to talk about his work with libraries and other government entities on planning for the future. In this wide ranging interview he shared his path into doing this work, becoming future ready and tools for … Continued
Terrance Smith Director of Mayor’s Innovation Team Mobile, AL LinkedIn | Twitter Solving problems. Terrance Smith, the Director of the Innovation Team in the City of Mobile, Alabama, joined the podcast to talk about innovation, working with departments and taking on blight. Terrance shared the process the i-Team went through to get a handle on … Continued
Meet the 2019 participants from the Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort! We’re so excited to announce that we’ve kicked off the Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort! Check out these amazing cities, counties, and towns that are participating in the inaugural cohort: City of San Luis Obispo, CA City of Glenarden, MD City of … Continued
Nick Kittle Government Performance & Innovation Coach Cartegraph Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Sustainable innovation. Nick Kittle, Government Innovation & Performance Coach and author, shares his lessons on leadership, innovation and improving local government. He talked about his experience as a Chief Innovation Officer, his book Sustainovation and the work he’s doing now for Cartegraph. … Continued
