by jhau1 | Jun 25, 2024 | Academic, News
For unpaid caregivers, resident-centered innovation efforts made the difference in delivering critical social services. Digital Innovation Bogota Care Blocks By Colin Murphy, Senior Writer Digital Innovation of Bogotá’s Care Blocks Bogotá, Colombia, has long...
by jhau1 | Jun 21, 2024 | Academic, News
New research highlights the city of Los Angeles’ COVID-19 pandemic response as an example of how innovation can increase the speed of addressing resident needs. By Colin Murphy, Senior Writer Times of crisis often reveal the power of a city’s ability to innovate. In...
by jhau1 | Jun 21, 2024 | Academic, News
Johns Hopkins embeds nine graduate students across the Americas to support transformative public innovation in work related to climate equity and neighborhood revitalization. By Colin Murphy, Senior Writer Some college assignments are much more than just a group...
by jhackle2 | Jan 17, 2023 | Academic, News
“You’re really able to make a difference for people,” said Tommi Laitio, one of two inaugural Bloomberg Public innovation Fellows at Johns Hopkins University, speaking to undergraduate students about public service careers. According to Laitio, “You know your work...
by jhackle2 | Nov 29, 2022 | Academic, News
Some friction is a natural feature of public spaces, even a good sign. Parks and libraries are ideal places for learning how to live with difference. By Tommi Laitio Restrooms and comic books. Irrigation and irritation. Dates and disagreements. Boilers and...
by cmurph63 | Aug 21, 2022 | Academic, News
By Tommi Laitio, Inaugural Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow My husband and I arrived in Baltimore in January with four suitcases. We moved from Helsinki, Finland, so that I could begin my two-year fellowship at Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns...