<p>In his leadership of the Mayor of Baltimore's Office for Performance and Innovation in Baltimore, Maryland, Dan Hymowitz relies on data, human-centered design, and his experience working with to support the government's response to the about the Ebola epidemic in late 2014 and early 2015 to meet big city challenges. This interview was originally recorded in May 2019.</p>
<h2>Highlights:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Lessons learned from the Ebola pandemic response</li>
<li>How the Performance and Innovation team is tackling police recruitment and vacant housing in Baltimore</li>
<li>A discussion on the top challenges government CIOs face today</li>
</ul>
<p>Connect with Dan on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-hymowitz-93b11841/">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/dhymowit">Twitter</a></p>


<description>&lt;p&gt;In his leadership of the Mayor of Baltimore's Office for Performance and Innovation in Baltimore, Maryland, Dan Hymowitz relies on data, human-centered design, and his experience working with to support the government's response to the about the Ebola epidemic in late 2014 and early 2015 to meet big city challenges. This interview was originally recorded in May 2019.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Highlights:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lessons learned from the Ebola pandemic response&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How the Performance and Innovation team is tackling police recruitment and vacant housing in Baltimore&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A discussion on the top challenges government CIOs face today&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Connect with Dan on &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-hymowitz-93b11841/"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/dhymowit"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Dan Hymowitz is the Director of the Mayor's Office of Performance and Innovation in Baltimore, Maryland. Listen in to learn about Dan's experience working on the front lines of the Ebola outbreak in 2014 and how he has used that experience to structure and lead an innovation team. This podcast was recorded in May 2019.

012 Dan Hymowitz - (Director of Baltimore's Office of Performance and Innovation)

<p>Julia Richman Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Technology Officer with City of Boulder, Colorado. After getting a public policy degree, she started in consulting. Joining one of the big consulting firms, she spent about 10 years working with state and local governments. Started at the city in 2017 as the Innovation and Analytics Officer, before moving into the role of CIO, overseeing the enterprise technology function.</p>
<h2>Highlights:</h2>
 - Path from Public Policy to Big Consulting to Local Gov
 - Defining "technology isn't necessarily the innovation, innovation isn't necessarily have to be technology"
 - Strategy as part a three to five-year vision 
<p>Connect with Julia on <a href="https://twitter.com/julia_w_richman">Twitter</a> and find more info on <a href="https://bouldercolorado.gov/open-data">Boulder open data page</a> and <a href="https://bouldercolorado.gov/boulder-measures">Boulder Measures</a></p>


<description>&lt;p&gt;Julia Richman Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Technology Officer with City of Boulder, Colorado. After getting a public policy degree, she started in consulting. Joining one of the big consulting firms, she spent about 10 years working with state and local governments. Started at the city in 2017 as the Innovation and Analytics Officer, before moving into the role of CIO, overseeing the enterprise technology function.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Highlights:&lt;/h2&gt;
 - Path from Public Policy to Big Consulting to Local Gov
 - Defining "technology isn't necessarily the innovation, innovation isn't necessarily have to be technology"
 - Strategy as part a three to five-year vision 
&lt;p&gt;Connect with Julia on &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/julia_w_richman"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; and find more info on &lt;a href="https://bouldercolorado.gov/open-data"&gt;Boulder open data page&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://bouldercolorado.gov/boulder-measures"&gt;Boulder Measures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Julia Richman Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Technology Officer with City of Boulder, Colorado. After getting a public policy degree, she started in consulting. Joining one of the big consulting firms, she spent about 10 years working with state and local governments. Started at the city in 2017 as the Innovation and Analytics Officer, before moving into the role of CIO, overseeing the enterprise technology function. 

011 Julia Richman (CIO & CTO, City of Boulder, CO)

<p>David Graham, Chief Innovation Officer with City of Carlsbad, California. David is the first CIO in San Diego County and one of the few throughout the state at the local level. Previously he served as the Deputy Chief Operating Officer for smart and sustainable communities at the City of San Diego among other positions.</p>
<p>Connect with David on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-n-graham/">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/davidngraham">Twitter</a></p>


<description>&lt;p&gt;David Graham, Chief Innovation Officer with City of Carlsbad, California. David is the first CIO in San Diego County and one of the few throughout the state at the local level. Previously he served as the Deputy Chief Operating Officer for smart and sustainable communities at the City of San Diego among other positions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Connect with David on &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-n-graham/"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/davidngraham"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

David Graham, Chief Innovation Officer with City of Carlsbad, California. He is the first CIO in San Diego County and one of the few throughout the state at the local level.  Traffic concerns, sustainability concerns, digital transformation moving our systems from analog to digital, going mobile, and providing more services to people.

010 David Graham (Chief Innovation Officer, City of Carlsbad, CA)

<p>Amanda built a multidisciplinary innovation team in the city of Los Angeles, CA that has gone beyond traditional expectations. Amanda and her team work to improve the lives of residents by asking questions, creating goals and tracking metrics.</p>
<h2>Highlights:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Building the Innovation Team</li>
<li>How the Innovation Team selects programs to launch and execute</li>
<li>Details on how they set-up and track their &quot;Pledge to Patrol&quot; program in Los Angeles</li>
</ul>
<p>Connect with Amanda at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandadaflos/">LinkedIn</a></p>


<description>&lt;p&gt;Amanda built a multidisciplinary innovation team in the city of Los Angeles, CA that has gone beyond traditional expectations. Amanda and her team work to improve the lives of residents by asking questions, creating goals and tracking metrics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Highlights:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Building the Innovation Team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How the Innovation Team selects programs to launch and execute&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Details on how they set-up and track their &amp;quot;Pledge to Patrol&amp;quot; program in Los Angeles&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Connect with Amanda at &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandadaflos/"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Amanda Daflos, is the Chief Innovation Officer in the city of Los Angeles. Amanda has experience in the public sector and the nonprofit world and in 2018, Los Angeles was awarded the Fast Company world-changing idea for their work in tackling the housing crisis. 

009 Amada Daflos -  (Director of the Innovation Team, Los Angeles, CA)

<p>Our first international guest is Dominic Campbell, is the founder and CEO of Future Gov and the Interim Chief Digital Officer of Homes England the non-departmental public body, which funds affordable housing in England.</p>
<h2>Highlights:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Why governments should be thinking about the radical reinvention of the status quo using digital tools</li>
<li>Using design thinking to prioritize the customer journey rather than the bureaucratic process.</li>
<li>&quot;Accidental entrepreneur&quot; that built FutureGov to apply internet age technologies to Public Service problems</li>
</ul>
<p>Connect with Dominic on <a href="https://twitter.com/dominiccampbell">Twitter</a></p>


<description>&lt;p&gt;Our first international guest is Dominic Campbell, is the founder and CEO of Future Gov and the Interim Chief Digital Officer of Homes England the non-departmental public body, which funds affordable housing in England.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Highlights:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Why governments should be thinking about the radical reinvention of the status quo using digital tools&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Using design thinking to prioritize the customer journey rather than the bureaucratic process.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Accidental entrepreneur&amp;quot; that built FutureGov to apply internet age technologies to Public Service problems&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Connect with Dominic on &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/dominiccampbell"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Our first international guest is Dominic Campbell, is the founder and CEO of Future Gov and the Interim Chief Digital Officer of Homes England the non-departmental public body, which funds affordable housing in England. 

008 Dominic Campbell -  (CEO, Future Gov & Interim Chief Digital Officer, Homes England)

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