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Student Loan Debt

Student Loan Debt

Student loans are the ubiquitous burden of younger generations. Their $1.6 trillion balance looms over the lives of millions of borrowers. The ever growing balance has been deemed a crisis…

Public Administration and the Spatial Web

Public Administration and the Spatial Web

Understanding and preparing for the new Web 3.0 world will be a great challenge for public administration in the next few decades of the 21st Century.…

Not “Or,” But “And”: The Intricate Link Between Leveraging Polarities and Representative Democracy

Not “Or,” But “And”: The Intricate Link Between Leveraging Polarities and Representative Democracy

The greatest threat to democracy currently is underdevelopment of socioeconomic infrastructure, which can be achieved through leveraging polarities. …

Are We Thinking About Infrastructure?

Are We Thinking About Infrastructure?

A critical and often neglected component of our profession is infrastructure. While we are knowledgeable about the proper actions to take regarding infrastructure, more attention is needed towards the thinking…

In Search of Ethics of Character Over Conduct

In Search of Ethics of Character Over Conduct

Governmental ethics center on transparency with the assumption that transparency will lead to accountability. It’s not a bad goal. The problem is that good conduct is not necessarily an indicator…

DemX – Promoting Democracy Through Good Digital Design

DemX – Promoting Democracy Through Good Digital Design

Are the lessons of the private sector’s CX and UX appropriate for government websites and mobile apps? Can practices be used to increase citizens’ democratic participation? …

Local Government: the Forgotten Civil Service

Local Government: the Forgotten Civil Service

Spare a thought for your local Senior Associate Departmental Analyst.…

Teaching & Learning Moments: Creating Space for Gratitude, Reflection, Healing and Needed Change

Teaching & Learning Moments: Creating Space for Gratitude, Reflection, Healing and Needed Change

There may be a blind eye—whether intentional or not—many of us in the public and nonprofit sectors have towards often-overlooked historical narratives. Our blind eye reflects the absence of learning…

Knowledge Landscapes

Knowledge Landscapes

By intuition, knowledge landscapes should highlight the innovation, history, culture and people of an area. Knowledge landscapes are redefining bureaucratic spaces each time that we discover a technological invention that…

Policymaking in the Public Right-of-Way: Car Sharing

Policymaking in the Public Right-of-Way: Car Sharing

Who benefits when we can all profit from the right-of-way?…

The EMS Crisis We Are Facing Today

The EMS Crisis We Are Facing Today

It is incumbent for elected officials to gain a thorough understanding of EMS and the benefits provided to a community. Merely relying on an ambulance that is not devoted…