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What does it take to work across sectors and address tough city challenges? Leaders?from across government, nonprofit, and private sectors?are here to learn and plan important cross-sector collaborations in their cities, with research-based insights and learnings from the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative thanks to Bloomberg Philanthropies. With Harvard University instructors including Kimberlyn Leary, Mitchell Weiss, Jorrit de Jong, and Monica Giannone plus other recognized experts, the program helps participants:? ??Harness collaboration with diverse parties across organizational boundaries???Strengthen collaboration skills to benefit teams across city hall and beyond? ??Make rapid, iterative progress on a high-priority challenge in their city?

#CityBookshelf: The Responsive City (Wiley) by Center faculty affiliates Stephen Goldsmith?of?Data-Smart City Solutions?and?Harvard Kennedy School?and?Susan Crawford?of?Harvard Law School?is a guide to civic engagement and governance in the digital age. The book helps mayors and other city leaders, civic groups, and nonprofit leaders break out of paradigms to collectively address civic problems. Learn about Goldsmith’s research here:?https://bit.ly/4gLhATp?and Crawford’s research here:?https://bit.ly/3C20x0e. #FacultyTuesday #civicengagement #governance

Since workloads often exceed and outpace government resources, prioritizing work strategically is a critical capability. Researchers from Boston University and the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative show how leveraging multiple #data sources can help city leaders make strategic choices. Learn more ???

#CityBookshelf: The Work of Art in the World (Duke University Press) by Center faculty affiliate Doris Sommer of the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences is informed by distinguished writers and theorists and presents a modern-day call for communities to collaborate in the endless co-creation of a more just and beautiful world. Learn about Sommer’s research: https://bit.ly/4hqFtQC.?#FacultyTuesday

How does government earn trust? According to Baltimore’s Chief Innovation Officer?Terrance Smith, it starts by showing up. At a Bloomberg Center for Cities event with?Harvard Kennedy School’s?Elizabeth Linos,?Faculty Director of?The People Lab, Smith?described?how the?city hall team?in Baltimore is building trust and creating an environment for innovation. One example? Removing a hidden barrier to police cadet recruitment, unlocking new opportunities for young people. ???Read?about Smith’s approach to trust and public innovation: https://bit.ly/3FwiGEQ. #PublicInnovation #TrustInGovernment #Leadership #Innovation?

In recognition of #IWD2025, the?Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative?offers?an expanded case set featuring women leaders in local government worldwide. These cases, which are free to download and use in your organization, offer lessons on leading change, crisis management, and driving innovation in government. Diverse stories ensure current and future city leaders see themselves reflected in the leadership lessons.?Explore the case set:?https://bit.ly/4jXpr2n. #IWD #cityleadership #casestudies #caseteaching #cities International Women's Day 2025

The U.S.-Mexico border is a focal point for the newly elected presidents of both nations.?What will the coming months and years bring to?the relationship between these two neighboring nations? Join a virtual and in-person conference co-sponsored with the?Harvard University- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS)?and open to the public.?Panelists from academia, public service, and the public sector will speak on March 27 and 28. Register today:?https://bit.ly/4bmanr8.?

#CityBookshelf: Policy Analysis as Problem Solving (Routledge) co-authored by Center faculty affiliate Rachel Meltzer of?the Harvard University Graduate School of Design?provides a pragmatic, fresh approach to making evidence-based decisions about policies. The book empowers and equips leaders to marshal a diverse array of evidence, techniques, and evaluative criteria in their analyses. Learn about Meltzer’s research:?https://bit.ly/42IStN3. #FacultyTuesday #publicpolicy

What would make government most efficient???Center faculty affiliate?Elizabeth Linos?co-authored an opinion piece—drawing on her team at?The People Lab’s research into government workforce burnout and other realities—on how to efficiently invest in the people, processes, and policies that allow the government to function???