by cmurph63 | Mar 8, 2023 | News
Governments create for everyone. That can’t be successfully accomplished without gender equity at every step. By Amanda Daflos, Executive Director, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation Imagine a stretch of city sidewalk that doesn’t have street lighting. On any...
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 | Nov 14, 2022 | News
Since the 1990s innovation efforts, teams, and staff have grown exponentially, but just how large is the public innovation field? You can help update the answers. To date, 119 innovation units are being tracked from the global South to Asia, according to a...
by cmurph63 | Oct 20, 2022 | News
Last week, we spent several days at CityLab, hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute. We had the special opportunity to co-host the Chief Innovators Studio and several other events with global mayors and government leaders. It was incredible to...
by cmurph63 | Oct 15, 2022 | News
Public innovation’s exponential growth in the last decade has helped bring to life a range of new, effective solutions in government – from the response to COVID-19 to reimagining parks and libraries. How are innovative leaders challenging systems? What does boundary...
