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Govlaunch Podcast — 78 episodes

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Bloomington, IN makes space for low-cost, impactful innovation

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Hamilton legal drives model policies in the face of major disruptors

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Montréal in Common on putting community needs first and tips for more agile and impactful civic innovation

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Paris, FR focusing on resiliency to drive impactful and equitable policing

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Web3 and blockchain applications for local government

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Detroit, MI empowers residents to bridge their digital divide

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Driving transformational change in public finance

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Transport for London promotes public transit use with creative storytelling

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Aurora, IL juices public private partnerships for a more connected, nimble and innovative city

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Business continuity and data driven leadership in King County

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Climate Action Network Canada: Coherence and governance challenges standing in the way of climate initiatives and what cities can do about it

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Data KC focuses on staff engagement and retention

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City of Los Angeles looks to data to inform their approach to homelessness, the digital divide, and more

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Toronto leverages circular economy principles for innovation

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Montreal's action plan for social innovation

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How partnerships and data are driving a more equitable city in Paterson, NJ

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Smart Cities Part 3 of 3: The future of cities

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Smart Cities Part 2 of 3: Funding innovation

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Smart Cities Part 1 of 3: Tips for getting started

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Innovation leadership in times of crisis

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Data Leadership with Adam Beck

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Tips for selling to the public sector

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Tools to upskill in the public sector

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The State of GovTech with PUBLIC

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How to Become a Chief "Unplanner"

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Innovative inventions out of Eden Prairie, MN

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Lancaster Part 5 of 5: All that is possible with a city united

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Lancaster Part 4 of 5: Public Safety delivering on the promise of strong neighborhoods

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Lancaster Part 3 of 5: Equity and inclusion from the inside out

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Lancaster Part 2 of 5: The path to strong neighborhoods - one block at a time

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Lancaster Part 1 of 5: Leadership, collaboration and communication to build strong communities

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Transport for London's groundbreaking commercial innovation hub benefits mobility across London and beyond

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Digital Inclusion Part 2 of 2: The importance of fostering the next generation of government innovators

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Digital Inclusion Part 1 of 2: Tips to bring stakeholders together and improve citywide connectivity

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Data Insights Part 3 of 3: Albany, NY works across departments to fight blight with data partner Tolemi

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Data Insights Part 2 of 3: City of Tucson puts Qlik tools to use with one-click data visualizations

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Data Insights Part 1 of 3: Miami partners with mySidewalk for data storytelling to improve citywide performance

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Wellington, NZ is the model of Innovation, from Civil Defense to Rules as Code

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Richmond, VA returns for a project update and to share tips for a successful large-scale product launch

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Helsingborg, Sweden talks about their groundbreaking three pipe sewer system, AI robots, and their citywide approach to fearless innovation

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Playful Engagement Part 2 of 2: D.C. Office of Planning and American University's Playful Cities Lab return to share projects in the works and how to leverage play in your local gov

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Playful Engagement Part 1 of 2: D.C. Office of Planning and American University's Playful Cities Lab team up to share how playfulness is the key to building the engaging cities of tomorrow

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Finland's Helsinki Smart Region establishes a leading framework for innovation and collaboration

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Census Engagement Part 2 of 2: D.C. and Philadelphia talk network building and keeping engagement momentum alive after the census

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Census Engagement Part 1 of 2: D.C. and Philadelphia share how lessons learned from the 2020 Census are helping shape their ongoing engagement efforts

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Citizen Engagement Part 6 of 6: Clay County, FL looks to Granicus for full suite citizen engagement from online services to communications

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Citizen Engagement Part 5 of 6: Eden Prairie, MN partners with Polco to leverage survey experts and benchmarking tools for better engagement

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Citizen Engagement Part 4 of 6: Lancaster, PA partners with CitizenLab to boost inclusive engagement on city projects and more

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Citizen Engagement Part 3 of 6: Portland, ME and CBE collaborate with Civil Space to help inform and meaningfully engage their communities.

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Citizen Engagement Part 2 of 6: Williamsburg, VA and Arlington, TX are leveraging Citibot’s chatbot and texting tools to reach more citizens and improve city-wide operations.

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Citizen Engagement Part 1 of 6: Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council, UK using EngagementHQ for creative and meaningful engagement during the pandemic and beyond

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San Jose, CA pledges to close the digital divide by tackling access and digital literacy

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Derby, KS shares the struggles of a small government’s path to innovation

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Adelaide, a city ‘designed for life,’ promotes rapid, low-cost innovation to deliver superior citizen services

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San Rafael prioritizing service design and views adverse behavior as their competition

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The City of Unley focuses on automation, use of no code tools and metrics to track their success in digital transformation.

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Christchurch, NZ uses data to engage the community through their in-house SmartView app

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Montgomery County share tips on streamlining old processes and creating a more human government

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Richmond, VA enhances their 311 service by better leveraging existing technology

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Seattle's CTO on what’s holding innovation back in the public sector and how to overcome it

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Aurora, IL embarks on new social innovation initiative to promote local nonprofits and strengthen the city

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Dublin’s leadership in communication and supporting a culture of innovation across local governments.

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Camden puts community first with major digital place-based engagement project

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Durban, South Africa champions harm reduction project to aide homeless community in lockdown

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London's AI team builds an open source model to address chronic homelessness

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Corona, CA pioneers cloud based VDI for local government

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Naperville, IL goes back to basics to build IT foundation

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Indianapolis, IN embraces zero-emission rapid buses to boost mobility

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Colerain Township delivers award-winning innovation — without technology

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Rochester, MI breaks down silos to transform a city street

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Edmonton uses AI to make safety code inspections more efficient

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Clark County, NV puts a human-centered lens on digital transformation

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Darwin proves how smart lighting is good for the environment — and a city’s fiscal wallet

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Citizen hackers and Louisville join forces to reduce vacant building fires

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London, ON shares the secret to empowering teams to innovate

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Innisfil adopts startup principles to drive local government innovation

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Cranberry Township uses sensors and data to predict and prevent traffic

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Mississauga, ON takes a DIY approach to local government technology