Its task would be less to design and implement top-down solutions than to solicit, support, evaluate, and scale up innovative strategies by tapping into ideas developed by state and local governments, businesses, and non-profit institutions. This can happen – indeed, in the US under President Barack Obama’s leadership it is already happening – in many different ways.
一个方法是让政府扮演风险资本家的角色。它的任务不是设计和实施自上而下的方案，而是通过投资于州和地方政府、企业以及非营利组织提出的想法招揽、支持、评估和扩大创新战略。这可以通过许多方式实现——事实上，在总统奥巴马的领导下，美国正在这样做。