Governments tend to be good at fairness, scale, and steadfastness. What they’re not so good at is innovation. This is one reason we need collaboration.
A Beginner’s Guide to Facilitation
If you can bring groups to good decisions, you can place yourself at the center of what cities need today, which is more collaboration. Here are some starting points for facilitators.
How to Read a Flawed Book About Cities
A professor left an Ivy League university to work in city government. What he learned in city hall was important, but what he missed was even more important.
Lesson Six: The Secret of Government Success
We live in a country that believes power is best exercised by a herd and not a shepherd. So for reporters to learn how government works, they must be good at seeing and reporting on collaboration. Here’s how to do that and, along the way, discover what makes some governments succeed.
The Magicians of Main Street
A new book offers the remarkable history of America’s most enduring local volunteer institution, the chamber of commerce.