Scaling for Mission Delivery: Exploring Why Some Ideas fail while Others Change the World
May 1, 2023
How can government leaders scale change and meet their missions? Should policymakers move from evidence-based policy to policy-based evidence? Michael Keegan explores these questions and more in a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour.
How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale: Conversation with Prof. John List, author, The Voltage Effect
August 29, 2022
What is the Voltage Effect? Why do some ideas fail while others change the world? What are the five hurdles one must clear to ensure the vitality of an idea? Why should policymakers move from evidence-based policy to policy-based evidence? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Professor John List, author of The Voltage Effect and Economist at the University of Chicago.
A Conversation with Author Patrick Lester
July 20, 2020
What does it take to scale evidence-based programs successfully? What combination of federal, state, and local public policy changes are needed to scale evidence-based programs? What management strategies and resources are needed to scale these programs effectively? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Patrick Lester author of the IBM Center report, Scaling Evidence-Based Programs in Child Welfare.
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