We write regularly on topics including public engagement, innovation, the environmental review process, transportation, infrastructure, urban planning, and our experience running a software company.

A good local government is one that works in concert with its citizens. That may be common sense, but it doesn’t mean that it’s easy to pull off. Even a small municipality will have to listen and speak to a population hundreds of times larger than the staff available...

Every business, whether it sells a service or a product, whether it caters to a niche audience or a broad range of buyers, needs to iterate to maintain its relevance. As the world changes and improves, you need to make sure your business is improving alongside it, but...

Many modern countries would consider their democratic systems a point of pride, something that sets them apart from their ancestors and the tyrannies that they often lived under. Indeed, democracy is something to be proud of. The right of citizens to have a say in the...

The National Significance of Public Comment: Past, Present, and Future Government is always changing. It's a fact that can be both frightening and inspirational. When the rules aren't set in stone, then there's always the chance that the unjust or ineffective ones can...

Most of the public attention paid to lawmaking falls on large government bodies and the charismatic, sometimes controversial people who are their members. Open debate between politicians and policy-makers is flashy, and makes for entertaining TV programming, and it's...