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Gov Innovator Podcast

Insights for Results-Focused Leaders

Ranked #1

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Determining if your program is having a positive impact (i.e., impact evaluation 101): An interview with David Evans, Senior Economist, The World Bank – Episode #122

Determining if your program is having a positive impact (i.e., impact evaluation 101): An interview with David Evans, Senior Economist, The World Bank – Episode #122

Is my program or initiative having a positive impact? It’s a question about which organizational leaders may want hard e... Read more

2 May 2016

23mins

Ranked #2

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How Philadelphia became a leader in the use of data and evidence: An interview with Maia Jachimowicz, V.P. for Evidence-Based Policy, Results for America, and former policy director to Mayor Michael Nutter – Episode #109

How Philadelphia became a leader in the use of data and evidence: An interview with Maia Jachimowicz, V.P. for Evidence-Based Policy, Results for America, and former policy director to Mayor Michael Nutter – Episode #109

Michael Nutter served as Mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 to 2016. During his eight years in office, the city became a le... Read more

15 Feb 2016

12mins

Ranked #3

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Creating a results-focused city government: An interview with Michael Nutter, former Mayor of Philadelphia – Episode #138

Creating a results-focused city government: An interview with Michael Nutter, former Mayor of Philadelphia – Episode #138

What is the value of evidence and data for elected city leaders as well as how can those leaders create a results-focuse... Read more

26 Aug 2016

12mins

Ranked #4

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Using randomized evaluations to address global poverty and other social policy challenges: An interview with Dean Karlan, Professor, Yale University, and President, Innovations for Poverty Action – Episode #112

Using randomized evaluations to address global poverty and other social policy challenges: An interview with Dean Karlan, Professor, Yale University, and President, Innovations for Poverty Action – Episode #112

Addressing the nation’s — and the world’s — biggest challenges will require learning and doing what works. A powerful to... Read more

9 Mar 2016

10mins

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Doubling community college graduation rates through CUNY’s ASAP program: An interview with Donna Linderman, Dean for Student Success Initiatives, City University of New York – Episode #104

Doubling community college graduation rates through CUNY’s ASAP program: An interview with Donna Linderman, Dean for Student Success Initiatives, City University of New York – Episode #104

Increasing the graduation rates at community colleges is an important national challenge. Nationally, less than 40 perce... Read more

8 Jan 2016

9mins

Ranked #6

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Lessons in applying behavioral insights to human services from the Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project: An interview with Lashawn Richburg-Hayes and Nadine Deshausay, MDRC – Episode #136

Lessons in applying behavioral insights to human services from the Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project: An interview with Lashawn Richburg-Hayes and Nadine Deshausay, MDRC – Episode #136

In 2010, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched... Read more

Ranked #7

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Insights from the City of New Orleans’ analytics unit, NOLAlytics, about using data to improve city services: An interview with Oliver Wise, Director, Office of Performance and Accountability, City of New Orleans – Episode #114

Insights from the City of New Orleans’ analytics unit, NOLAlytics, about using data to improve city services: An interview with Oliver Wise, Director, Office of Performance and Accountability, City of New Orleans – Episode #114

The City of New Orleans under Mayor Mitch Landrieu has gained a reputation as being one of the most innovative and data-... Read more

18 Mar 2016

10mins

Ranked #8

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How the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Dept. of Education is helping the education field to learn and do what works: An interview with Russ Whitehurst, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution – Episode #119

How the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Dept. of Education is helping the education field to learn and do what works: An interview with Russ Whitehurst, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution – Episode #119

Over the last 15 years, the field of education has become considerably more evidence focused, including a growing number... Read more

15 Apr 2016

13mins

Ranked #9

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Creating successful researcher-practitioner partnerships at the Federal level: An interview with Dayanand Manoli, Professor, University of Texas at Austin – Episode #128

Creating successful researcher-practitioner partnerships at the Federal level: An interview with Dayanand Manoli, Professor, University of Texas at Austin – Episode #128

An important and underused opportunity for public agencies to improve their results and tackle critical challenges is re... Read more

1 Jul 2016

11mins

Ranked #10

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How the Rhode Island Innovative Policy Lab (RIIPL) works: An interview with Justine Hastings, Director, RIIPL – Episode #147

How the Rhode Island Innovative Policy Lab (RIIPL) works: An interview with Justine Hastings, Director, RIIPL – Episode #147

In 2015, a unique collaboration was launched call the Rhode Island Innovative Policy Lab (RIIPL). It is a partnership be... Read more

26 May 2017

11mins

Ranked #11

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Three strategies to promote relevance in program evaluations so that findings are useful to policymakers and practitioners: An interview with Evan Weissman, Senior Associate, MDRC – Episode #117

Three strategies to promote relevance in program evaluations so that findings are useful to policymakers and practitioners: An interview with Evan Weissman, Senior Associate, MDRC – Episode #117

In program evaluation, using the most rigorous methods possible is essential for producing credible research findings. B... Read more

4 Apr 2016

11mins

Ranked #12

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Making rigorous program evaluation easier with RCT-YES software: An interview with Peter Schochet, Fellow, Mathematica Policy Research – Episode #137

Making rigorous program evaluation easier with RCT-YES software: An interview with Peter Schochet, Fellow, Mathematica Policy Research – Episode #137

Public leaders — whether they’re helping run a state agency, a school system, a hospital, a set of Head Start centers or... Read more

19 Aug 2016

10mins

Ranked #13

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Four fundamental principles of evidence-based policy and practice, drawing from U.S. and European experience: An interview with Howard White, Executive Director, Campbell Collaboration – Episode #150

Four fundamental principles of evidence-based policy and practice, drawing from U.S. and European experience: An interview with Howard White, Executive Director, Campbell Collaboration – Episode #150

What principles can help guide public leaders—whether policymakers or public managers—in their use of evidence-based pol... Read more

25 Jun 2017

10mins

Ranked #14

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Las Vegas’s data-driven effort to improve traffic safety at its most dangerous intersections: An interview with Betsy Fretwell, City Manager, City of Las Vegas – Episode #115

Las Vegas’s data-driven effort to improve traffic safety at its most dangerous intersections: An interview with Betsy Fretwell, City Manager, City of Las Vegas – Episode #115

Today, results-focused cities are using data to improve city services, boost the quality of life, and literally save liv... Read more

24 Mar 2016

9mins

Ranked #15

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How Utah became a leader in evidence-based policymaking: An interview with Kristen Cox, Director, Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, and Jonathan Ball, Director, Utah Fiscal Analysts Office – Episode #132

How Utah became a leader in evidence-based policymaking: An interview with Kristen Cox, Director, Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, and Jonathan Ball, Director, Utah Fiscal Analysts Office – Episode #132

Utah is one of the top states in the U.S. in terms of evidence-based policymaking and budgeting. In particular, with ef... Read more

22 Jul 2016

13mins

Ranked #16

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Transforming Federal grant programs from compliance driven to results focused: An interview with Robert Gordon, former Acting Deputy Director, White House Office of Management and Budget – Episode #129

Transforming Federal grant programs from compliance driven to results focused: An interview with Robert Gordon, former Acting Deputy Director, White House Office of Management and Budget – Episode #129

If you think about what the Federal government does, grant making may not be the first thing you think of. Even so, bill... Read more

7 Jul 2016

14mins

Ranked #17

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The use of impact bonds around the world: An interview with Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Fellow, Center for Universal Education, The Brookings Institution – Episode #158

The use of impact bonds around the world: An interview with Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Fellow, Center for Universal Education, The Brookings Institution – Episode #158

Social Impact Bonds, also called Pay for Success projects in the U.S., draw on private sources of capital to fund preven... Read more

26 Jul 2017

11mins

Ranked #18

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An overview of Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth, with lessons for other areas of social policy: An interview with Thaddeus Ferber, Vice President, Forum for Youth Investment – Episode #148

An overview of Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth, with lessons for other areas of social policy: An interview with Thaddeus Ferber, Vice President, Forum for Youth Investment – Episode #148

One of the most innovative new approaches in Federal policy is known as Performance Partnership Pilots, also called P3. ... Read more

2 Jun 2017

17mins

Ranked #19

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Launching an applied research team within city government: An interview with David Yokum, Director, The Lab @ DC – Interview #153

Launching an applied research team within city government: An interview with David Yokum, Director, The Lab @ DC – Interview #153

In 2016, the District of Columbia launched The Lab @ DC, based in the Office of the City Administrator within the Office... Read more

14 Jul 2017

14mins

Ranked #20

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How the UK’s Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is building rigorous evidence about how to close education achievement gaps: An interview with Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive, EEF – Episode #130

How the UK’s Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is building rigorous evidence about how to close education achievement gaps: An interview with Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive, EEF – Episode #130

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achieve... Read more

13 Jul 2016

13mins

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