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In an op-ed for the Chicago Tribune, Results for America’s Michele Jolin and Lisa Morrison Butler share how “boring” won in this year’s midterm elections and why that’s good news for the future of governing in America.

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If we want government to use evidence to inform focus and improve outcomes and operational quality, we need to learn how to communicate evidence successfully. urban.org/research/publi…

#GoalsAllies and #OutcomeImprovementAdvocates . Pay more attention to government performance information! Use it to improve outcomes and inform priority-setting. Step up to contribute to progress on goals you share. Weigh in on goals that need refining or changing. Explain why.

GovExec Daily: Don't Ignore Government Performance Metrics govexec.com/management/202… via GovExec

A Missed Opportunity: The Problem With Ignoring Government Performance Information govexec.com/management/202… via GovExec

#GovWorks . #CharlesRiverCleanUpSpreading ! Boston Harbor Rivers 2021 Report Cards Show Significant Improvement patch.com/massachusetts/…

#GovWorks ! Missed this when first posted. DC kicked butt on distributing Covid tests. Why? motherjones.com/politics/2022/… via Mother Jones

#IncentivesGoneAwryImpedeOutcomeOtherImprovement . Time to find/build/share/use evidence about effective and ineffective incentives. The White House Office of Management and Budget How science helps fuel a culture of misinformation disq.us/t/48bpkf5

Firefighter #FrontLineIngenuity . S.C. firefighter-EMT creates dash rollers to rescue vehicle crash victims firerescue1.com/gear-gadgets/a…

#LogisticsLearning . Promising development. Feds pilot launch of continuous-learning-and-improvement community ( #CLIC ) to reduce a big problem. White House Unveils New Supply Chain Data Sharing Pilot nextgov.com/analytics-data… via @Nextgov

#GoalPower2EnlistInnovativeExperts . How two strong-willed Cambridge moms are working to wean Mass. utilities off fossil fuels bostonglobe.com/2022/02/11/sci… via The Boston Globe

#UseDataAsFlashlightNotHammer to #FuelTheFrontLine .
Straight Up Conversation: Emily Krone Phillips on Chicago's 'Freshman OnTrack' educationnext.org/straight-conve…

Fabulous insights from panelists re how state & fed govt can help locals help people & communities! Next challenge for all: keep harvesting lessons and apply them to state & fed law, guidance, and practice. NAPA Barrett and Greene Office of Management and Budget Performance.gov Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC)

This local Harvard grad is helping the Biden administration tackle tech problems bostonglobe.com/2021/10/21/bus… via The Boston Globe

What Is Evidence?: Basics of Evidence Brief #1: urban.org/research/publi… via Urban Institute

What Is Evidence?: Basics of Evidence Brief #1: urban.org/research/publi… via Urban Institute

More #EvidenceOnCommunicating2IncreaseEvidenceUse @ bit.ly/3vn7ilJ

#EvidenceOnCommunicating2IncreaseEvidenceUse The Best Evidence for How to Overcome COVID Vaccine Fears scientificamerican.com/article/the-be… via Scientific American

Should we talk more about #TrialAndLearn , not trial & error? Should we stop talking about funding what works and defunding what doesn't? All programs and objectives need intelligent iterative testing, continuously learning + adjusting from multiple failed trials along the way.

Read the latest blog post on our Federalism.us, 'Federal Grants Management: Improving Outcomes, Transparency, & Operational Quality,' authored by Academy Fellow Shelley Metzenbaum of #TheBETTERProject & based on 3 papers published by Business of Gov't: bit.ly/3uYxD7W