What Makes a “World-Class” City?
Planners must shift their attention to the informal economy that is the invisible engine of true urban greatness.
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Innovative public sector policies and programs (more)
The Lean Startup Goes to Washington
Evidence-based policy, iteration, and innovation are making their way into government.
A Sharing Economy Cliffhanger: What Will Governments Do?
Earlier this month, a group backed by companies including Airbnb and Taskrabbit began urging users to petition for changes in regulation—will politicians uphold the rules or loosen them? Or is there is a third option?
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The Color Bind: Talking (and Not Talking) About Race at Work
The Color Bind explores how color blindness and "color cognizance" can influence professional interactions.
Innovation to Impact: Obama’s Social Innovation Fund at Four
Progress, pitfalls, and what lies ahead.
Nonprofit Lessons from a Government Tech Debacle
What can organizations learn from the Affordable Care roll out?
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From Innovation to Results
The director of the Social Innovation Fund explains how the fund balances innovation and support for proven programs.
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Perspectives on the Social Innovation Fund
The president and CEO of REDF elaborates on her organization's experience serving as a Social Innovation Fund intermediary.
Women at the Wheel
In Mozambique, an effort to train women as ambulance drivers enhances public safety and fosters opportunity.
Lots of Opportunity
An online platform helps city governments to discover, organize, and market publicly owned property.