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Welcome to the Alliance for Innovation’s Resources page.  Here you will find various content that can assist you and your organization building your capacity for sustainable innovation – related to both anti-fragile organizational development and peer showcases of programmatic innovation.  Individuals who work for Alliance Member Organizations should log in to access content that is designated for members only.

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Racial Equity Budgeting Tools

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I’m currently working on a research project for City Council on cities/counties/special districts/states that are using a racial equity instrument in their budgeting process.

Police Body Cam

Body Camera Video Review / Redaction Procedures and Tools

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What tools and services can be used to efficiently handle body camera footage?

Innovation in Public Safety

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Examples and approaches for Kata (Lean Strategy), Continuous Improvement/Innovation and/or Human-Centered Design in highly regulated departments (public safety, sheriff, etc).

Fiscal Sustainability in a Recession

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Have we learned anything from past recessions? Learn from Jim Ley's 36 years of public service experience about how to uphold fiscal sustainability in a crisis.

It’s All in the Questions – The Manager’s Role in Achieving Fiscal Health (Part 2)

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Continuation of a series of basic diagnostic questions, the manager will gain a better assessment of the positive signs of the organization’s fiscal health and the root causes of the fiscal “dis-ease” impacting long-term financial sustainability.

Make No Small Plans: How the City of Olympia, WA Doubled-Down On a Bold Community ‘Action Plan’

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Learn all about the City of Olympia’s first Action Plan—not so much a “plan” as a transformative shift in how we as a community annually double-down on achieving that vision and sharing our progress in this video webinar.

Community Policing

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What are other cities doing as it relates to Community Oriented Policing?

Local Governments and the Opioid Crisis: The Broader Problem and Emerging Ideas

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SKIP to 2:58 for the main presentation http://www.bit.ly/opioidcrisis1 (Session Slidedeck)http://www.bit.ly/opioidcrisis2 (Post Discussion Guide) “The opioid epidemic knows no boundaries. It has cut …

Broadband’s Economic Impact

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High-speed broadband is increasingly becoming an indicator of economic prosperity for communities

Now Is a Great Time to be Procreative!

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Here are 6 of the innovator’s most productive strategies to determine the best new things to do for our organizations and our communities.

Valley Benchmark Cities 2016-2017 Trend Report

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The Valley Benchmark Cities Group (VBC) began in October 2011 as a consortium of staff from the largest cities and towns in …

Better Community Outcomes: City of Tempe, AZ Grease Cooperative Program

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Learn about the Tempe Grease Cooperative in this video webinar that explores innovative public private partnerships.

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Transforming Local Government Conference 2020

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