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Our First Impact Report: How Work in 51 Cities is Changing the Public Innovation Field
We are excited to share a new landscape view on how more than 200 years of combined local government expertise is driving success in new and well-known programs. Download our first annual report.
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The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation Expands Innovation Training to 13 New Cities
The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University announced that 13 new cities across five countries have been selected for the 2022 Innovation Training program.

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

4 Lessons on Listening to Residents
As the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University ramps up supports for cities, it is tapping the expertise of innovators like Helsinki’s head of culture and leisure, Tommi Laitio. Laitio, who is taking a two-year leave...

New Year, New Momentum
Thank you for making last year’s history-making progress possible. Our work together in 2021 has paved the way for a successful and transformative 2022.

Creating a Resource for City Workers to Transform Government
Amanda Daflos shares some of her thoughts on the future of public-sector innovation and why it’s important to support local leaders who drive it—often behind the scenes on the Bloomberg Cities Network.

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Johns Hopkins University Establish the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Johns Hopkins University announced today the creation of the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University.
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