Disappearing Data Update
Redesign Your Data Thousands of government data sets have been removed from public access and data collection programs have been suspended since early 2025. In May, the Guardian published a piece detailing 5 ways that average Americans...
A Place I’ll Remember – August 2026
A Place I'll Remember I spent a day traveling from Dublin to Birmingham, UK and back again this month. In truth, I never made it past the airport complex, but what I saw there left a real impression on me. The flights were kind of a...
Delete before you delegate
accelerating execution This is not an anti-AI rant. This is a post about taking a beat before you delegate something to your AI agent. Even before we had a host of AI friends to help us out, we all had a problem distinguishing between...
2030 is coming
Redesign Your Data Back in January the Population Reference Bureau raised concerns about planned testing and operational protocols for the 2030 census. The PRB was founded in 1929 and is a bi-partisan, non-for-profit research...
A Place I’ll Remember – July 2026
A Place I'll Remember Kansas City has made the most of its World Cup visibility. Meanwhile, preparations are underway for another important event – the Back2KC annual event that will take place this fall. I’ve written before about the...
Meet Polly
Workforce Have you heard about the Human Library? If you haven’t, I strongly recommend you check it out. Whether you participate online or at a local popup, it’s about engaging in conversation with people you might...
A Place I’ll Remember – June 2026
A Place I'll Remember The ConnectUS Digital Skills Hub was launched by Smart Columbus last year with the intention of bringing digital literacy education and devices to 10,000 residents by the end of 2027. Building on a pilot first launched...
Resource Catalogue on the Move
Kate McEnroe On Demand The Workforce Participation Resource Catalogue is on the move. Those of you have already secured access should have received an email with your new credentials. It’s a simplified login process, a better look,...