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People, Policy, and Possibility: Newark’s Path to a Green and Resilient Future
November 3, 2025
BCPI Summer Scholar Lyonne Zhu reflects on her summer embedded in Newark City Hall, exploring how resident-led innovation drives sustainable change.
Five Addressable Accessibility and Inclusion Gaps in Cities
As innovators, we face a pressing challenge: the need to design cities that embrace and support everyone – including those who live with a disability.
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Progress and Possibility: What City Innovation is Showing Us Today
Former Executive Director Amanda Daflos marks two years of the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins, showcasing global cities’ innovative approaches to public service, digital access, and civic engagement.
Innovation Conversation: How Trustworthiness Sparks and Sustains Public Innovation in Barranquilla, Colombia
Inaugural Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow and public trust researcher Terrance Smith shares on the impacts of trustworthiness and partnership in the lives of residents in one of Colombia’s most well-known cities.
Love Your Block Applications Open!
Applications are now open for the 2023 Love Your Block Program. U.S. cities with a population of 30,000 people or more are invited to apply to this transformative program. Twenty selected cities will receive financial support, technical assistance, and embedded, full-time staff to spark and implement new, community- driven improvement projects.
Johns Hopkins Students Power Center Projects in Four Global Cities
This summer, five Johns Hopkins graduate students are boosting innovation capacity for mayors and city hall leadership teams as part of a new, exclusive learning opportunity offered by the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins.
From Innovation by Crisis to Innovation by Culture
The pandemic prompted innovation, but leaders must embed it in governance culture. Stephen Goldsmith and Amanda Daflos advocate data use, staff empowerment, diversity, and procurement. They assert it’s time innovation become the governance standard.
Our First Impact Report: How Work in 51 Cities is Changing the Public Innovation Field
Read about our global impact in “Partners in Innovation: Impact Highlights 2021-2022.” Discover how local government expertise is driving progress in programs like Love Your Block and Digital i-teams across 50+ cities in six countries.
Upcoming Opportunities
Public Innovators Network
The Public Innovators Network welcomes local government leaders and staff who are committed to using innovation, data, collaboration, and resident engagement to deliver exceptional results for people. It is the premier place to learn from one another and access cutting-edge resources and support from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Explore & Engage
The Path to Public Innovation Playbook and Toolkit offer comprehensive guidance designed for city leaders and practitioners aiming to build innovation capacity, improve resident outcomes, and promote trust in government. Featuring lessons from i-teams in cities across the globe, the Playbook and Toolkit provide practical frameworks to deliver impact and achieve systems-level transformation.