Worker-Centered AI Adoption in the Public Sec…Coming UpGovernance With Workers: Building Joint Frameworks
Trust-building conversations are a starting point — but lasting change requires structure. This workshop looks at how public agencies and their unions have moved beyond one-off conversations to build joint governance frameworks that give workers a real,…
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Predictive…Coming UpGoverning Prediction
What questions should public professionals ask before adopting a predictive system? How should agencies evaluate performance, monitor outcomes, and maintain accountability when predictive tools are used to inform decisions? This session examines practical appr…
AI Insourcing and the Government Product Mode…Coming UpAI Changes: Buy vs. Build
Explore how AI is changing the economics of government technology and what that means for buy-versus-build decisions. You will learn how to assess when to purchase commercial tools, when to build internally, and when to combine both approaches to create servic…
Amplify: Mastering Public Communication in th…Coming UpCommunicating in a Fragmented Media Landscape: Reaching Audiences Across Platforms and Echo Chambers
A press release, a press conference, the local paper, a public meeting. That used to be the whole job. Now your residents are split across newsletters, podcasts, group chats, and short-form video, sorted by algorithms into audiences that never overlap, and a g…
Democratic and Public AI: Practical Strategie…Coming UpWhat is Public and Democratic AI and Why it Matters
A growing set of efforts argues that the public should have a more direct stake in how AI systems are built and overseen. This idea travels under several names, public AI and democratic AI among them. At its core, this idea calls for greater public involvement…