Tips for Public Engagement: Measure What You’re Doing
Often, people appreciate even minimal improvement. Measurement can give the community ideas about how to make things even better.
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Want to Increase Public Engagement? Be Intensely Collaborative
Public and private groups often work in parallel, duplicating efforts. Instead, they should leverage their combined networks as part of a long-term strategy.
To Boost Public Engagement, Experiment With Different Processes
Offering people different levels of engagement depending on how much time they have can improve civic participation.
For Better Public Engagement: Understand How People Feel
For more rewarding opportunities for public engagement, first understand how people interact with the institutions around them. Here are some tips.
Climate’s Middle Managers: The Rise of the Adaptation Officer
Everyone funds the Net Zero narrative, but adaptation officers are quietly sandbagging the future against climate threats. Literally.
From Siloed Programs to Federated Governance: Interagency Models for Smart City Security
There’s an urgent need for federated governance frameworks to secure smart cities and interconnected infrastructure. Here are some best practices.
Digital Twin Cities: How Local Governments Are Using Simulations to Shape Smarter Communities
Local governments are leveraging digital twin technology to build smarter, more resilient communities to transform how they plan, manage, and invest in public services.
Rebuilding Rural America
“How Ya Gonna Keep ’em Down on the Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree?)” It’s a question people have been asking for just over a hundred years. This was a popular song after WWI and would be a common theme for many years. Many early movies had a lead character running off to the big cityRead… Read more »
Public Health Fallout
Recent HHS cuts will likely significantly impact public health at the state and local levels. Here are some key areas of concern.
Rethinking Public-Sector Skills-Based Hiring in the Age of GenAI
Generative AI (GenAI) isn’t just another workplace tool — it’s a fundamental shift in how work gets done. State and local hiring practices must adapt by taking a strategic approach to skills-based recruitment.