Latest Impact and Podcast Episodes
Podcast #61 – Asheville Reparations
Today, we join the City of Asheville’s Equity and Inclusion Director Kimberlee Archie and IT Director Jonathan Feldman to discuss the city's work on embedding equity into its data work. We'll also talk about how the work has pivoted after the George Floyd protests,...
Podcast #58 – Counties and Data
At GovEx, a lot of our work is focused on cities. But counties play a crucial role in using data to improve public outcomes as well. From health to elections and justice programming, counties provide critical services to people across the US. To explore these often...
Richmond, VA’s Neighborhood KPIs
Richmond is in the process of aligning its priorities, goals, and metrics and has identified 44 KPIs in its seven focus areas to track progress toward the city’s strategic priorities.
Podcast #60 – Food Insecurity & Teens
During the holidays, food drives and charitable giving campaigns raise awareness of food insecurity, but people experience disruptions in access to healthy food year round. New research by Dr. Kristin Mmari and colleagues at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School...
Podcast #57 – Ethics and Algorithms
Algorithms are a growing part of government work. They play a part in items ranging from traffic light decisions to criminal sentencing and a variety of topics in between. However, there is not a consistent way to think about algorithms as a public sector employee,...
Taking Charge of Health: Lincoln, NE’s KPIs
Lincoln, NE developed 132 performance indicators to measure the City’s progress toward the 39 goals in the eight outcome areas.
Podcast #59: Improvement Science in Education
When we thinking of measuring outcomes in education, we often think of test scores as the ultimate indicator. But a team of practitioners and researchers in Baltimore City are working together to use a science-based method to identify and implement incremental...
On the Right Path: Improving Bike Safety & Infrastructure in Florence
In partnership with GovEx, Florence has become a model for other cities to improve cycling safety through data analysis, cross-departmental collaboration, and community involvement.