Bloomberg Philanthropies, which funds innovation teams aimed at improving government in cities throughout the world, recently sent facilitators to hold workshops in more than 300 jurisdictions across all 50 states.
In a Medium post, organizers with Bloomberg described these events as an “unprecedented series of innovation workshops,” noting that they garnered participation from more than 3,000 city leaders. Organizers also estimated that the series included 2,000 hours of skill-building lessons, all of which were aimed at prioritizing the most pressing challenges facing cities, coming up with solutions to best them and implementing realistic initiatives that could be spread throughout other cities.
Image: Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies. - FLICKR/CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS-RALPH ALSWANG
