From February 2022 to December 2022, the Centre for Public Impact (CPI) partnered with the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University and the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative – Innovation Track to deliver innovation training to cities globally. Very… Read more
Type: Our work in action
Learning with cities: co-designing with communities
From February 2022 to December 2022, the Centre for Public Impact (CPI) partnered with the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University and the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative – Innovation Track to deliver innovation training to cities globally. “Inclusive… Read more
Conversation, culture, and collaboration: building community hubs in Redbridge
For the past year, CPI has worked as a learning partner to the London Borough of Redbridge. This work focussed on supporting Redbridge to develop community hubs in the borough, which are part of the council’s efforts to reimagine and… Read more
Changing government culture to include people with disabilities
In 2021, CPI launched the Earned Legitimacy Learning Cohort, a 10-week program during which participating governments worked to dismantle inequitable power dynamics and enable community-driven change. During the cohort, Detroit’s team was dedicated to improving the city government’s… Read more
Can urban waste management be reimagined? The journey of Călărași, Moldova
The Călărași town calmly lies along the banks of the river Bic in the region of the miraculous Moldovan hills of Codru. But not everything is that miraculous, calm, and green. Like many other towns, the town has a waste… Read more
How can local governments earn community trust?
The United States is facing a crisis of trust. Public trust in government in the US has been in decline for decades, and today only 24% of Americans say they can trust the government to do what is… Read more
Doing change differently: unlocking the potential of children’s social care
20 % social workers spend around 20% of their time with children and families, 80% on paperwork and bureaucracy, (BASW, 2020) 77 % of practitioners felt they could not help people as much as they wanted. 56% said… Read more
Digital Cities: Transforming public services in Europe
When it comes to digital transformation, the COVID-19 pandemic has made two things clear. Firstly, digital transformation is critical to the delivery of essential public services. Secondly, meaningful and responsive resident engagement is integral. As cities look to the future,… Read more