Guest: Matt Madlock, Entrepreneur, Activist That genius at the Apple store may be the one to help solve intractable problems in your community. That is the trajectory our next-generation guest is on in Nashville, TN. Matt Madlock started fixing

039 EXTRA Kristen Cox on Embracing Constraints

Nov 16th, 2017 58m 35s

Guest: Kristen Cox, Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, State of Utah Start-ups learn to let limitations guide them to creative solutions and recognize there is never enough to go around – time, money or talent. I

038 EXTRA Kevyn D. Orr and Equity in the City

Nov 16th, 2017 1h

Guest: Kevyn D. Orr, Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day / Former Emergency Manager, City of Detroit, MI “The ability in this country to have progress is infinite, but we have challenges to get there.” That’s according to Kevyn Orr, who rose to prom

037 EXTRA Mayor Greg Fischer and the Compassionate CIty

Nov 16th, 2017 54m 33s

Guest: The Honorable Greg Fischer, Mayor, City of Louisville, KY Compassion. A decade ago, the word did not appear in cities’ strategic plans. That’s changing. Thanks to the pioneering work of Louisville, KY, compassion is becoming something o

036 Election Special: Save the Ballot

Nov 4th, 2017 23m 14s

An off year election creates the opportunity to take stock of the state of our civics. Election day coincides with the release of new analysis on voter turnout in local elections. Portland State University's Who Votes For Mayor? project detai

035: GovTech Team Coverage from NASCIO 2017 in Texas

Oct 6th, 2017 20m 6s

The ABCs of NASCIO 2017 - analytics, blockchain, and cybersecurity - dominated the conversation against a backdrop of change and speculation. Is there enough momentum for state CIOs to finish strong before the next election cycle and what does

034 Cities' Covenants with Communities Challenged

May 25th, 2017 28m

In a keynote address to Governing’s Government Performance and Innovation Summit, Kevyn Orr - the onetime emergency manager in Detroit, MI - cautioned that the covenant that we have made to provide services is being challenged. Cities must look

033 Pro Tips from Atlanta GovTech Social Media Academy: Never Post While Laughting

Mar 27th, 2017 23m 27s

Odelia Bergh from the Peachtree City Police Department (@PTCfirepolice) says sarcasm is helpful in connecting with an audience (and making a point) on social media. Her team uses it a lot and, perhaps not coincidently, team members have each ot

032 Preview Edition: Social Media Changes Everything, and the return of Boaty McBoatface

Mar 20th, 2017 3m 51s

In a preview of the next three episodes of NSFG, we learn the bottom line in using humor in social media, get pointers on mutual aid among members within your social media team, an advance look at a special episode about “The Town without Uber,

031 SXSW Looking Back, Looking Forward

Mar 13th, 2017 6m 37s

The Governing crew compares notes on the Mayor's Summit at SXSW one last time as they make its way to the airport. We hear from a couple of mayors en route. And David reminds us that, when emergency hits at home, a mayor is duty bound to leave

030 SXSW Mayors Matchup and GovTech Startups

Mar 13th, 2017 9m 17s

The rise of Ridealong and becoming your own Mark Cuban. Mayors, with a little help from AOL co-founder Steve Case, played Shark to a group of GovTech Startups during their final official day at SXSW - but remained in the long shadow of Mark Cu

029 SXSW Mayors Confront Race and Immigration

Mar 12th, 2017 12m 53s

Our coverage of the Civic I/O Mayors Summit at SXSW continues with a hard day's conversations about how cities are coming terms with race and immigration. Plus the Governing crew have a few thoughts about all that took place around the policy

028 SXSW The Long View on Government Innovation

Mar 11th, 2017 9m 30s

In this second NSFG Extra from the Civic I/O mayors summit at SXSW, J.B. Wogan speaks with long serving US Conference of Mayors Executive Director Tom Cochran, who sketches out a through line from civic innovation to civil rights and back. The

027 SXSW Preview: What Mayors Talk About

Mar 10th, 2017 3m 55s

Two early arriving mayors, Louisville's Greg Fischer and Christopher Cabaldon of West Sacramento talk about their expectations of the annual technology, music and policy festival in Austin. Fischer wants to talk with the 23 mayors gathered for

[Sponsored Episode: Laserfiche] Seeing Around Corners in Civic Innovation

Mar 4th, 2017 46m 37s

Recorded before a live audience at Laserfiche's Empower 2017 in Long Beach, CA, NSFG cohost Dustin Haisler talks with leading innovators from state and local government on how process improvements are leading to new ways to deliver service and

[PILOT] Original Pilot Episode from 2015 featuring Opportunity Space

Mar 4th, 2017 13m 37s

The never before posted piloted episode featuring Opportunity Space, a GovTech startup that sought to become the Zillow of government-owned property. Originally produced in August 2015.

026 Live at SXSW and GovTech Social’s long strange journey to become NSFG

Mar 3rd, 2017 2m 46s

The GovTech Social podcast is becoming NSFG - a podcast about applied innovation in state and local government. The name is a play on the warnings you see about content on the Internet being not safe for work - or NSFW. To be clear, NSFG is cub

025 The City Hall Selfie and Nurturing Community in Public Service through Social Media

Feb 26th, 2017 18m 47s

On this episode, completing a swapcast with ELGL founders Kirsten and Kent Wyatt, a check-in with Kristy Dalton on #GSMCON2017 and details on the Atlanta GovTech Social Unconference.

024 Arts Walks, Snow Plows and Social Engagement in Kansas City

Jan 31st, 2017 20m 42s

Kansas City Communications Manager Chris Hernandez guests, and a discussion of government social media in the age of alternative facts.

023 GovTech Social EXTRA: Behind the Story of the Obama Social Archive

Jan 8th, 2017 8m 9s

Making news by making history - and preserving a slice of a presidential Legacy. The Twitter handle @POTUS is getting freed up for the next White House accupant and the incumbent becomes @POTUS44 on Twitter. On January 5, the White House stood

021 Going Hyper Local with Nextdoor in Louisville

Dec 19th, 2016 20m 3s

Louisville is a city of 377 neighborhoods and now, thanks to a partnership with Nextdoor, essentially 377 neighborhood social hubs for neighbors to privately socialize and offer advice to one another, browse events, business recommendations and

020 Knowing Residents at Center of Dallas' Strategy to Combine Social Media and Single Sign-On

Nov 13th, 2016 20m 33s

Social media gives public agencies the opportunity to go where the people are - at times and on platforms of their choosing. Most government agencies have established a presence on the major platforms and experiment with others. In Dallas,

019 Facebook Live, Nextdoor, and Snapchat as part of Social Media Mix for Government

Oct 18th, 2016 21m 33s

Delegates to the GovTech Social Unconference in Denver pitched and selected a wide ranging conversation about platforms - how Facebook Live video is being used to break news, how Nextdoor is deepening ties to the community for law enforcement,

018 Officer-involved Shootings: The Role of Social Media in Response and Data in Accountability

Sep 25th, 2016 20m 40s

Brian Purchia, co-founder of CivicMakers, was present at creation when the City of San Francisco began its pioneering work with social media. A long time media and public policy strategist whose career in public service began with the election

017 Nashville on Creating an Authentic Social Voice, and Converting Haters Along the Way

Aug 16th, 2016 22m 53s

Chris Weidel, New Media Manager in the Nashville Mayor's Office, keeps a sticky note on her desk with a list of former haters who have come around to the city's side. Chris joins regulars Dustin, Anil, Paul, and Eyragon to talk about an authent