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Podcast: Tackling Blight & Innovation in Mobile with Terrance Smith

Posted on June 28, 2019

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...

Meet the Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort Participants!

Posted on June 24, 2019

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...

Podcast: High Performance Government with Nick Kittle, Cartegraph

Posted on June 18, 2019

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....

The Right Stuff? Or Do Purchases Signal the Wrong Values?

Posted on June 18, 2019

By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I am watching: The Right Stuff, about the early years of the U.S. space program What I am reading / listening to: Creative Quest by Questlove / The Roots What I am working on: Rewriting lyrics to pop songs for fun localgov and nonprofit clients to...

Podcast: Rethinking the Library with Stephanie Chase & Hillary Ostlund

Posted on June 7, 2019

Stephanie Chase Library Director Hillsboro, OR LinkedIn | Twitter Hillary Ostlund Library Manager: Cultivate Hillsboro, OR LinkedIn | Twitter Leading (r)evolution in public libraries. Stephanie Chase, Library Director, and Hillary Ostlund, Library Manager, from the Hillsboro, Oregon public library joined the podcast. They talked about how they are adapting their expectations of employees and the...

Contribute to the Innovation Wiki

Posted on June 5, 2019

A key deliverable from the #ELGL19 Innovation Summit was a shared and accessible location for local governments to add information about language, career paths, projects, and more that would help the innovation space grow and thrive across local government organizations of all types. We've created a wiki to compile this information. A wiki is a...

Podcast: Strategy & Performance in Olathe, KS and Durham, NC

Posted on June 4, 2019

Ed Foley Performance Management Analyst Olathe, KS LinkedIn | Twitter Laura Chandler Director ClearPoint Strategy LinkedIn Josh Edwards Strategy & Performance Director Durham, NC LinkedIn | Twitter Measuring success. A trio of strategic planning and performance measurement experts joined the podcast to talk about their work: Ed Foley the Performance Management Analyst for the City...

Podcast: Entrepreneurial Mindset in Albuquerque, NM with Tom Darling

Posted on May 28, 2019

Tom Darling Division Manager, Public Service University Albuquerque, NM LinkedIn Unleash employees. Tom Darling the Division Manager of Public Service University at the City of Albuquerque, NM joined the podcast to talk about training staff and changing culture. He discusses why "entrepreneurship" is a useful trait and why it's important to bring to local government....

Die Hard & Design-Based Problem Solving

Posted on May 21, 2019

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: Staying Pumped up post #ELGL19 with Queen hits like "Don't Stop Me Now" What I’m Reading: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Innovation What I’m Watching: NBA & NHL Playoffs What does my favorite holiday movie...

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