From the “Start” of Innovation to a New Chapter, Amanda Daflos on Datapoints
April 15, 2022
From the “Start” of Innovation to a New Chapter, Amanda Daflos on Datapoints
April 15, 2022

Innovation is about solving problems. Every problem and crisis a city encounters can unlock new opportunities to innovate and create better results for residents. On a recent episode of the GovEx Data Points Podcast, Amanda Daflos, the new Executive Director of the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins, shares her thoughts on the role of innovation in government, the data and innovation connection, and how the early success of i-teams in cities like Los Angeles paved the way for the a Center and better results for the  millions of individuals impacted by its work today. 

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