Tag Archives: public innovators

New Orleans in the Spotlight

New Orleans in the Spotlight

Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by Andrew.

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This past weekend was a big one for New Orleans – not just because of the Saints’ Super Bowl victory over the Colts but also the landslide victory for Mitch Landrieu in the election for mayor that took place on Saturday.
Landrieu’s job will not be an easy one, to say the least. As we approach [...]

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Social Innovation at an Inflection Point

Social Innovation at an Inflection Point

Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by Andrew.

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I kicked off this blog by stating that the world is at an inflection point. As we head into the holiday season, I can’t help but feel that the work of advancing social innovation – developing, testing, and honing promising approaches, rewarding exceptional performance, spreading and scaling success, and catalyzing public-private partnerships across the nation [...]

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Response to comments on my Michelle Rhee post

Response to comments on my Michelle Rhee post

Posted on 14. Nov, 2009 by Andrew.

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Thanks for your comments; it’s clear that you are very passionate about the state of education in Washington, D.C. I welcome this kind of dialogue on the blog, and am glad that you have contributed.
While I absolutely hear your points, I remain committed to my claim that Ms. Rhee is a public innovator. The D.C. [...]

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Michelle Rhee, Public Innovator

Michelle Rhee, Public Innovator

Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Andrew.

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As many of you know, one of my main focuses at the moment is on enabling government to become more actively engaged with on-the-ground, community-based solutions. So from time to time on this blog I plan to highlight what I call public innovators – those who work at the city, state or federal levels of [...]

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