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READINGS 

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CLASS 2: FOUNDATIONS 

Thu Sep 16 2023

Historical milestones and core concepts in technology development; First Principles, systems thinking, and habits of mind that dominate digital culture & strategies

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- Gov.UK: Service Standards

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- Agile Manifesto

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- Ullman, E. (2022). “Error, Failure, and Code Creation.” “You Are Not Expected to Understand This: How 26 Lines of Code Changed the World. Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ. 

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- Welchman, L. (2015). “Your Digital Team: Who They Are and What They Do." Managing Chaos: Digital Governance By Design, Rosenfeld Media: Brooklyn, NY.

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CLASS 3: 

Thu Sep 27 2023

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O’Reilly, T. (2010). “Government as a platform” (Ch. 2, pp. 11-39) Open Government, O’Reilly Media

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CLASS 4: 

Thu Oct  2023

- Robert Cialdini, Influence: Science and Practice. Ch 6 pp. 178-202 “Authority”; Ch. 7 pp. 203-232 “Scarcity,” Allyn & Bacon.

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The New America Foundation, Getting the Work Done: How Innovation Really Works In Government

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**Joseph Nye, Soft Power. Ch. 1 pp. 1-32 “The Changing Nature of Power,” Public Affairs.  

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POLITICS VS DATA 

Navigating the need to account for political pressures that ignores the data. Accounting for external pressures, including party politics, citizen advocacy, private sector interests, and the 24-7 news cycle

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Noveck, B. (2010) “The single point of failure.” (Ch. 4, pp.49-69) Open Government, O’Reilly Media

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Caimey, P. (2017). “The politics of evidence-based policy making,” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, Oxford University Press.

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Entman, R. & Stonbely, S. (2018). “Political Scandals as a Democratic Challenge | Blunders, Scandals, and Strategic Communication in U.S. Foreign Policy: Benghazi vs. 9/11.” International Journal of Communication, Vol 12.

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Bracken, M. (Apr 8, 2019). “Digital Transformation is a Leadership Problem,” Medium. 

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EVIDENCE-BASED POLICYMAKING  

How to use evidence to strengthen policy making

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(2018). “The Evidence Based Policy Making Resource Center,” Pew Charitable Trusts (“Program Assessment,” “Budget Development,” “Implementation Oversight,” “Outcome Monitoring,” “Targeted Evaluation”)​

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"Setting goals and developing specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound objectives." 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 

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Rooney, J. & Vanden Heuvel, L. (2004). “Root Cause Analysis for Beginners,” Quality Progress

Wilson, Bill. “Root cause analysis articles,”  (Meaning of Root Cause I & II, Phases of Root Cause Analysis)

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Ku, Pavel. (November 30, 2018). "4 Values of the Agile Manifesto and 12 Agile Principles Easily Explained." Medium.

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DIGITAL GOVERNMENT & DATA ANALYTICS 

Ushering digital transformation into government & incorporating basic data analytics to further policy-making goals

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Numanović, A. (2017). “Data Science: the next frontier for policy making.” Policy Hub

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Gover, J. (2018). “How to do data analytics in government.” Government Technology

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(Explore) Harvard Kennedy School Ash Innovation Center Civic Analytics Network Solutions Search

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PITCHING & PERSUASION

Memo-drafting and quick pitches to persuade authority figures; mastering the unspoken rules of bureaucracy navigation to ensure your ideas stick

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Orwell, G. (1946). “Politics and the English Language,” Horizons

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**Heath, C. Made to Stick. Ch.1, pp. 3-24.  “What Sticks,” Random House.

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(1999). “How to craft a tight, persuasive memo.” Business Management Daily

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PRESS CONFERENCE 

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GUEST SPEAKERS 

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SO WHAT? 

Applying innovation in government lessons to actual work in the field in government and any other change-averse institution

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Lincoln, A. (1863). The Gettysburg Address

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Obama, B. (2004). Democratic National Convention Keynote Address.

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Kalil, Thomas. (2017). “Policy Entrepreneurship at the White House” Innovations, Vol. 11, Number 3/4

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FINAL PRESENTATIONS 

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