Lessons from Detroit, Long Beach, Macon-Bibb, and Miami-Dade Read the TOPC companion report, which includes case studies, insights for local governments, and TOPC best practices. Read the report About the sprint toolkit This toolkit… Read more

Working with the National Association of County Administrators (NACA) to support counties to embrace a learning mindset and recognize that all innovation starts with, and is powered by, learning from failure. Get the “how… Read more

Working with city teams build core innovation capabilities to solve a pressing city problem. Learn more About the program A program executed in partnership with the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation that supports interdisciplinary… Read more

Addressing health disparities, increasing government legitimacy, and fostering community trust for equitable and healthier societies. The Earning Trust to Build Equitable and Healthy Societies (ET4HS) program is a dedicated initiative that addresses health disparities while increasing government legitimacy in local communities. Through… Read more

How governments are rebuilding trust with communities Download the report Build legitimacy What is earned legitimacy? CPI believes that a government is arguably only legitimate if… Read more

Equipping cities with the leadership skills to apply, teach, and coach innovation methodology throughout their city. About the program A program executed in partnership with the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation that offers extension coaching to cities in the … Read more

How cities are innovating with intention to achieve impact. In partnership with BCG and The Aspen Institute Center for Urban Innovation.   Download the handbook US cities find themselves at a unique inflection point… Read more

Understanding and creating public value King County, Washington was determined to make a change. How could they move to expand from traditional government values of risk-aversion, control, and efficiency to their stated values of trust, sustainability, and equity? Together with… Read more

Foreword from King County Executive Dow Constantine Over the last two and a half years, local governments and the communities we serve have faced a combination of challenges like never before – a global pandemic, homelessness, racism, gun violence, the… Read more

Community tools, powered by local data. Read the report get the toolkit A new model for innovation The Opportunity Project for Cities puts open data to work. We bring together… Read more