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Gender Equity is Critical for Government Innovation
Governments create for everyone. That can’t be successfully accomplished without gender equity at every step.
Gender Equity is Critical for Government Innovation
Governments create for everyone. That can’t be successfully accomplished without gender equity at every step.
Current News
Current News
A Public Sector Innovation First at Johns Hopkins – New Course Shines a Light on Innovation for Baltimore-based Students
“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.
Learning Grounds for Conviviality
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...
Is Your Innovation Lab on the Map? Join the Research
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...
Can You Believe It? BCPI Celebrates One Since Our Launch
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...
New Research: Early Insights into Global Innovation Efforts
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...
The Sense of the City
Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow Tommi Laitio writes about his research and the challenge and opportunity of living in a city.
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