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A New City O/S
The Power of Open, Collaborative, and Distributed Governance
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2017
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Proposing an entirely new governance model to unleash innovation throughout local government
At a time when trust is dropping precipitously and American government at the national level has fallen into a state of long-term, partisan-based gridlock, local government can still be effective—indeed more effective and even more responsive to the needs of its citizens. Based on decades of direct experience and years studying successful models around the world, the authors of this intriguing book propose a new operating system (O/S) for cities. Former mayor and Harvard professor Stephen Goldsmith and New York University professor Neil Kleiman suggest building on the giant leaps that have been made in technology, social engagement, and big data.
Calling their approach "distributed governance," Goldsmith and Kleiman offer a model that allows public officials to mobilize new resources, surface ideas from unconventional sources, and arm employees with the information they need to become pre-emptive problem solvers. This book highlights lessons from the many innovations taking place in today's cities to show how a new O/S can create systemic transformation.
For students of government, A New City O/S: The Power of Distributed Governance presents a groundbreaking strategy for rethinking the governance of cities, marking an important evolution of the current bureaucratic authority-based model dating from the 1920s. More important, the book is designed for practitioners, starting with public-sector executives, managers, and frontline workers. By weaving real-life examples into a coherent model, the authors have created a step-by-step guide for all those who would put the needs of citizens front and center. Nothing will do more to restore trust in government than solutions that work. A New City O/S: The Power of Distributed Governance puts those solutions within reach of those public officials responsible for their delivery.
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Copyright Year
2017
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-3286-0
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-3287-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
backcover1
Product Type
Monograph
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Table of Contents No access
Foreword No access
Acknowledgments No access
The Pivot to a New Government Operating System No access Pages 1 - 28
The State of Innovation: What We Have and What We're Missing No access Pages 29 - 48
UX: Placing Citizens and Those Who Serve Them at the Center No access Pages 49 - 74
Government That Acts in Time No access Pages 75 - 108
The Problem-Solving Public Servant No access Pages 109 - 150
Mashed Up Government No access Pages 151 - 176
A New City from a New O/S No access Pages 177 - 188
