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OverviewAs the speed and complexity of the world increases, governments and nonprofit organisations need new ways to effectively tackle the critical challenges of our time - from pandemics and global warming to social media warfare. In Power to the Public, Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank describe a revolutionary new approach - public interest technology - that has the potential to transform the way governments and nonprofits around the world solve problems. Through inspiring stories about successful projects ranging from a texting service for teenagers in crisis to a streamlined foster care system, the authors show how public interest technology can make the delivery of services to the public more effective and efficient. At its heart, public interest technology means putting users at the center of the policymaking process, using data and metrics in a smart way, and running small experiments and pilot programs before scaling up. And while this approach may well involve the innovative use of digital technology, technology alone is no panacea-and some of the best solutions may even be decidedly low-tech. Clear-eyed yet profoundly optimistic, Power to the Public presents a powerful blueprint for how government and nonprofits can help solve society's most serious problems. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tara Dawson McGuinness , Hana Schank , Anne-Marie Slaughter , Darren WalkerPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691216645ISBN 10: 0691216649 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 18 April 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviews"""Should be on the summer reading list of people interested in the opportunities and challenges of technology for public stuff.""---Mitchell Weiss, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge ""Power to the Public is an accessible and quick read aimed primarily at nontechnologists, with a clear-eyed take that technology is not a panacea. The book makes an important contribution to the literature on how government needs to reform its traditional approach to solving problems.""---Jim Fruchterman, Stanford Social Innovation Review ""Recommended"" * Choice *" Should be on the summer reading list of people interested in the opportunities and challenges of technology for public stuff. ---Mitchell Weiss, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge Power to the Public is an accessible and quick read aimed primarily at nontechnologists, with a clear-eyed take that technology is not a panacea. The book makes an important contribution to the literature on how government needs to reform its traditional approach to solving problems. ---Jim Fruchterman, Stanford Social Innovation Review Recommended * Choice * Author InformationTara Dawson McGuinness is the founder of the New Practice Lab at New America and teaches public problem solving at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. Twitter @taradmcguinness Hana Schank is Senior Advisor for Public Interest Technology at New America and the coauthor of The Government Fix: How to Innovate in Government and The Ambition Decisions: What Women Know about Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life. Twitter @hanaschank Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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