Additionally, scan KCStat at and view Boston CityScore: WEEK NINE DATA & CITIES PART II 9 – PANEL DISCUSSION WEEK TEN PARTNERSHIPS, NETWORKED GOVERNMENT April 16 – The capacity to develop, structure, and maintain partnerships over time with an increasingly diverse set of actors has become one of the defining features of a successful City Hall. Partnerships enable cities to get work done efficiently, as well as produce improved value for the public. This week will focus on 1) the value proposition of partnerships, 2) the increasingly diverse forms of partnerships that include foundations, universities and business associations and 3) an overview of the structures city halls are building to manage these relationships. We will assess the role of the following public sector partners: Relevant agencies Business groups (e.g. chambers of commerce and introduce Civic Consulting Alliance model) universities State/federal government Local/national philanthropy Readings: S. Goldsmith and D. Eggers, Governing by Network, Ch. 1-3 N. Kleiman, Striking a Grand Bargain, J. Kania & M. Kramer, Impact,” in Stanford Social Innovation Review “Collective (Winter 2011) WEEK ELEVEN IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPPORTING INNOVATION – INFRASTRUCTURE April 23 Moving from policy formation and design to implementation while also keeping all the other – machinery of government humming along is challenging. We will assess the needed tools and – approaches including data tracking, performance management, and delivery routines to ensure progress in the face of significant bureaucratic resistance. Readings: Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ch. 3 & 4 Osborne and Plastik, Ch. 8
Additionally, scan KCStat at and view Boston CityScore: WEEK NINE – DATA & CITIES PART II 9 PANEL DISCUSSION WEEK TEN – PARTNERSHIPS, NETWORKED GOVERNMENT April 16 The capacity to develop, structure, and maintain partnerships over time with an increasingly diverse set of actors has become one of the defining features of a successful City Hall. Partnerships enable cities to get work done efficiently, as well as produce improved value for the public. This week will focus on 1) the value proposition of partnerships, 2) the increasingly diverse forms of partnerships that include foundations, universities and business associations and 3) an overview of the structures city halls are building to manage these relationships. We will assess the role of the following public sector partners: Relevant agencies Business groups (e.g. chambers of commerce and introduce Civic Consulting Alliance model) universities State/federal government Local/national philanthropy Readings: S. Goldsmith and D. Eggers, Governing by Network, Ch. 1-3 N. Kleiman, Striking a Grand Bargain, J. Kania & M. Kramer, “Collective Impact,” in Stanford Social Innovation Review (Winter 2011) WEEK ELEVEN – IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPPORTING INNOVATION INFRASTRUCTURE April 23 Moving from policy formation and design to implementation – while also keeping all the other machinery of government humming along – is challenging. We will assess the needed tools and approaches including data tracking, performance management, and delivery routines to ensure progress in the face of significant bureaucratic resistance. Readings: Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ch. 3 & 4 Osborne and Plastik, Ch. 8