A resource to help local government leaders remember what we know and find additional tools to do our budgeting and strategic planning better.

As you go about any aspect of change, you’ve got to make sure the path of change is aligned with a readiness to change.

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Identifying the three key disruptive forces that affect local governments: national politics filtering in local governance, technology/social media, and social issues.

Local governments leaving residents hanging on social just isn’t cool.

The foundation to creating that trust is listening to the community’s diverse needs and priorities and taking action in response.

While often referred to as flyover states, rural America can be the calm and example for “of the people, by the people, for the people.”

Travel the world (well, state)! Meet new people! Learn a new (organizational) culture! Gain a fresh, new perspective from another local government!