In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Tina Walha, Director of Innovation and Performance at the City of Seattle, highlights examples of innovation. When I first started my job with the City of Seattle, I found myself cringing every time the word innovation was … Continued
Beth Blauer Executive Director GovEx at Johns Hopkins LinkedIn | Twitter Tracy Colunga Chief Innovation Officer Long Beach, CA LinkedIn | Twitter Itai Eiges Director Hazira Ministry of the Interior Israel Jason Reisdorfer Director of Innovation & Technology Sioux Falls, SD LinkedIn | Twitter Celebrating municipal innovation from California to Israel. Brent Stockwell and Amanda … Continued
Paula Kwan Director, Civic Innovation Office City of Toronto, Canada LinkedIn | Twitter Tackling complex challenges affecting Toronto residents. Paula Kwan the Director of the Civic Innovation Office for the City of Toronto joined the podcast to talk about leading an Innovation Team and driving culture change in an organization. Paula discussed her career path, … Continued
Photo: Godzilla, the first fully-automated residential trash collection vehicle (1969) Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brent Stockwell – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: Something to Say by The Town Pants (2018) What I’m Reading: The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes (2019) What I’m Watching: Heavy Metal: Solid Waste Truck … Continued
Rebecca Trout Program Director National Civic League LinkedIn | Bio Recognizing communities for civic engagement, collaboration, inclusiveness and innovation. Rebecca Trout, the Program Director of the All-America City Award & Membership, joined the podcast to talk about the National Civic League’s work. She shared the history of the All-America City Award and stories from some of the … Continued
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
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
