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Innovation Risk Management

Innovation Risk Management

While we see the very clear direction being set for government to innovate, we also know that public sector organizations frequently demonstrate a culture of risk aversion. So how do…

Understanding Public Administration Through the Concept of Failure

Understanding Public Administration Through the Concept of Failure

Because the bottom line in the public sector is less clear, our benchmarks for success are often vague and contested. Less discussed, but just as useful, is the nature of…

Us Against Them: Transitions & Perceived Barriers

Us Against Them: Transitions & Perceived Barriers

Diversity, inclusion and equity are key drivers for educational and public institutions. Yet, we may struggle to embrace inclusivity when it comes from inside our own organizations. Why can transitioning…

Can Public Administration Utilize New Paradigms to Achieve Human Wellbeing?

Can Public Administration Utilize New Paradigms to Achieve Human Wellbeing?

Non-western paradigms about wellbeing, some rooted in the belief systems of historically marginalized indigenous societies, can aid in the development and understanding of public administration as it seeks to meet…

Leadership is Set Back by Not Sharing the Vision

Leadership is Set Back by Not Sharing the Vision

What happens when leaders don’t share the vision of their team's mission? Worse yet, what happens when a leader assumes that his or her vision has been communicated, without every…

Making Our Cities Smart: Madrid’s Movement

Making Our Cities Smart: Madrid’s Movement

Madrid has designed the Madrid Intelligence Project (MiNT) with a citizen-centric approach to building a smarter city for the people, by the people. …

The Coming Revolution in Local Government Finance

The Coming Revolution in Local Government Finance

AI and Big Data are transforming how finance departments are doing their jobs. Local governments must move quickly to catch up in order to more efficiently and effectively manage taxpayer…

The Best Succession Planning Practices

The Best Succession Planning Practices

Here, Roger Kemp shares a set of succession hiring practices that he developed to use in local governments. He has implemented these practices to fill department head positions in smaller…

Intractable Problems and Government

Intractable Problems and Government

Intractable issues in government drag on and dominate public discussion, even when there are well-known deadlines and consequences for missing specific dates. Why is this so? …

Local Government Capacity-Building: A Regional Perspective

Local Government Capacity-Building: A Regional Perspective

Here we compare some major differences between local governments in the United States vs. local governments in Latin America with a focus on functional, fiscal and structural capacities.…

What Skills Are Important for Future Public Administrators in This Fourth Industrial Revolution Era?

What Skills Are Important for Future Public Administrators in This Fourth Industrial Revolution Era?

According to the World Economic Forum, future jobs will require skills beyond critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration. Future workers’ skill sets must heighten if they are going to be…